bit vs wink

bit and wink both are nouns.

bit is not a verb while wink is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bit	Yes	No	No	No
wink	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wink is a hyponym of bit; that is, wink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bit:

bit: an indefinitely short time
wink: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Other hyponyms of bit include blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling.

bit (noun)	wink (noun)
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press	a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding	closing one eye quickly as a signal
the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers	a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a small fragment
an instance of some kind
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
a small piece or quantity of something
an indefinitely short time

bit (verb)	wink (verb)
	briefly shut the eyes
	keep back by blinking
	signal by winking
	gleam or glow intermittently

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