| NOUN | quantity | nibble, nybble | a small byte |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | nibble | gentle biting | |
| VERB | contact | nibble | bite off very small pieces |
| contact | nibble | bite gently | |
| consumption | nibble, pick, piece | eat intermittently |
| Sounds | nih'bahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A small byte. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | nybble | |
| Part of | byte | A sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information |
| Broader | computer memory unit | A unit for measuring computer memory |
| Verbs | nibble | eat intermittently |
| nibble | bite off very small pieces | |
| Meaning | Gentle biting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | bite, chomp | The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws |
| Verbs | nibble | bite gently |
| Meaning | bite off very small pieces. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She nibbled on her cracker" | |
| Broader | bite, seize with teeth | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
| Spanish | mordisquear | |
| Nouns | nibble | a small byte |
| nibbler | a biter who takes dainty repeated bites | |
| Meaning | bite gently. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear" | |
| Broader | bite, seize with teeth | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
| Nouns | nibble | gentle biting |
| Meaning | Eat intermittently; take small bites of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They nibble more bread | |
| Example | "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" | |
| Synonyms | pick, piece | |
| Broader | eat | take in solid food |
| Catalan | rosegar, picar | |
| Spanish | mordisquear, picar | |
| Nouns | nibble | a small byte |
| nibbler | a biter who takes dainty repeated bites | |