wink vs bit

wink and bit both are nouns.

wink is a verb but bit is not a verb.

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

As nouns, bit is a hypernym of wink; that is, bit is a word with a broader meaning than wink:

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

Other hypernyms of wink include minute, mo, moment, second.

wink (noun)	bit (noun)
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly	the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
closing one eye quickly as a signal	piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)	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

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

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