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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny bit |
| Synonyms: | atom, blemish, blot, crumb, defect, dot, fault, flaw, fleck, flyspeck, grain, iota, jot, mark, mite, modicum, molecule, mote, particle, point, shred, smidgen, speckle, splotch, spot, stain, trace, whit |
| Antonyms: | lot |
| Main Entry: | bead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | droplet, blob |
| Synonyms: | bean, bubble, dab, dot, driblet, drop, globule, grain, particle, pea, pellet, pill, shot, speck, spherule, stone |
| Main Entry: | bit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny piece |
| Synonyms: | atom, butt, chicken feed, chip, chunk, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dose, dot, driblet, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, fragment, grain, iota, item, jot, lick*, lump, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule, morsel, niggle, parcel, part, particle, peanuts, pinch, portion, sample, scale, scintilla, scrap, section, segment, shard, share, shaving, shred, slice, sliver, smidgen, snatch, snip, snippet, specimen, speck, splinter, sprinkling, stub, stump, taste, tittle, trace, trickle |
| Notes: | a bit is a single unit of computer information and a byte is a sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unit by a computer |
| Antonyms: | whole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blemish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flaw |
| Synonyms: | beauty spot, birthmark, blackhead, blister, bloom*, blot, blot on the landscape, blotch, blur, brand, bruise, bug*, catch, chip, cicatrix, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, discoloration, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, eyesore, fault, freckle, hickey, imperfection, impurity, lentigo, lump, macula, maculation, mark, mole, nevus, nodule, patch, pimple, pock, pockmark, scar, second, sight, smudge, snag, speck, speckle, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish, vice, wart, whitehead, zit |
| Antonyms: | adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mark; flaw |
| Synonyms: | black eye, blemish, blotch, blur, brand, defect, discoloration, disgrace, fault, odium, onus, patch, slur, smear, smudge, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint |
| Antonyms: | blank, clarity |
| Main Entry: | crumb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny bit, morsel |
| Synonyms: | atom, dab, dash, dram, drop, grain, iota, jot, mite, ounce, particle, pinch, scrap, seed, shred, sliver, smidgen, snippet, soupçon, speck |
| Main Entry: | dab |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small quantity |
| Synonyms: | bit, blob, dollop, drop, fleck, flick, pat, peck, smidgen, smudge, speck, spot, stroke, tap, touch |
| Antonyms: | glob, mass |
| Main Entry: | defect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blemish, imperfection |
| Synonyms: | birthmark, blot, blotch, break, bug, catch, check, crack, deficiency, deformity, discoloration, drawback, error, failing, fault, flaw, foible, frailty, gap, glitch, gremlin, hole, infirmity, injury, irregularity, kink, knot, lack, mark, marring, mistake, patch, rift, rough spot, scar, scarcity, scratch, seam, second, shortage, shortcoming, sin, speck, spot, stain, taint, unsoundness, vice, want, weak point, weakness |
| Antonyms: | advantage, improvement, perfection, strength |
| Main Entry: | dot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny mark, drop |
| Synonyms: | atom, circle, dab, droplet, fleck, flyspeck, grain, iota, jot, mite, mote, particle, period, pinpoint, point, speck, spot, tittle |
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