bridle vs bit

bridle and bit both are nouns.

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

bridle (noun)	bit (noun)
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess	the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control	piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
	the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
	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

bridle (verb)	bit (verb)
respond to the reins, as of horses
put a bridle on
anger or take offense