Bit
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to make holes. An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents. A coin of a specified value. A small amount of something. Specifically, a small amount of time. A portion of something. A prison sentence. An excerpt of material from a stand-up comedian's repertoire. A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0. The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit. Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
Example sentence: I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
Minute
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A unit of time equal to sixty seconds and one-sixtieth of an hour.A short but unspecified time period.A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.(in plural minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting.A minute of use of a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Very small.very careful and exact, giving small details.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
Example sentence: We carry a new world here, in our hearts. That world is growing this minute.