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• Tidbit — Tid bit , n. [Tid + bit.] A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious morsel. [Written also {titbit}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tidbit — (n.) c.1640, probably from dialectal tid fond, solicitous, tender + BIT (Cf. bit) (n.1) morsel …   Etymology dictionary

• tidbit — [n] tiny portion bit, bite, delicacy, goody*, morsel, mouthful, snack, soupçon, titbit, treat; concepts 458,835 Ant. lot …   New thesaurus

• tidbit — (Brit. titbit) ► NOUN 1) a small piece of tasty food. 2) a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information. ORIGIN from dialect tid «tender» (of unknown origin) + BIT(Cf. ↑bit) …   English terms dictionary

• tidbit — [tid′bit΄] n. [dial. tid, small object + BIT2] a pleasing or choice bit of food, news, gossip, etc …   English World dictionary

• tidbit — UK [ˈtɪdbɪt] / US [ˈtɪdˌbɪt] noun [countable] Word forms tidbit : singular tidbit plural tidbits American a titbit …   English dictionary

• tidbit — 1) bite (a small piece of fish breaded or coated with batter, weighing less than 1 oz. Of various shapes such as round, square, or irregular. May be cut from regular blocks or blocks of minced fish. Generally sold by count, 25 35 per lb. Also… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• tidbit — See tidbit, titbit …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• tidbit — tid|bit [ tıd,bıt ] noun count AMERICAN a small piece of food a tidbit of news/gossip/information a small piece of interesting news or information …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tidbit — noun 1) a tidbit of information Syn: morsel, piece, scrap, item, bit, nugget 2) tasty tidbits Syn: delicacy, dainty, snack, nibble, appetizer, hors d oeuvre …   Thesaurus of popular words