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Whit Common

Whit has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Prep · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

"The fog had lifted so completely that not a whit of snow remained on the roof."

2

The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

"The village held its traditional fair every Whit, drawing crowds from all the surrounding counties."

3

The season of Whitsuntide.

Prep
1

Pronunciation spelling of with.

"The old man said, "Come an' see me whit you can," but his words were hard to understand because of the thick accent."

Proper Noun
1

Newgate Prison in London, England.

"The old guidebook mentioned that Whit was once a notorious prison on Fleet Street before it was demolished to make way for the modern city center."

See Also
speck aught fig iota continental whits three skips of louse particle
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
small indefinite quantity
Rhyming Words
hit shit ghit chit rohit mohit unhit cahit be hit unshit mishit outhit beshit mcshit no hit nonhit anahit batshit ripshit dipshit
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