| Main Entry: | morsel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny piece |
Synonyms: |
bait, bit, bite, chunk, crumb, cut, delicacy, drop, fraction, fragment, grain, hunk, lump, mouthful, nibble, nosh, part, sample, scrap, segment, slice, snack, soupçon, taste, tidbit, treat |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | atom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smallest part of something |
Synonyms: |
bit, crumb, dot, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minimum, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, particle, scintilla, scrap, shred, smidgen, speck, spot, tittle, trace, whit |
| Notes: | atom comes from Greek atomos 'uncut, indivisible' - based on a- 'not' and temneir 'to cut' and it is the smallest unit of matter that retains the characteristics of an element; a molecule is the smallest unit of matter that retains the characteristics of a compound |
| Main Entry: | bit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny piece |
Synonyms: |
atom, butt, chicken feed, chip, chunk, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dose, dot, driblet, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, fragment, grain, iota, item, jot, lick*, lump, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule, morsel, niggle, parcel, part, particle, peanuts, pinch, portion, sample, scale, scintilla, scrap, section, segment, shard, share, shaving, shred, slice, sliver, smidgen, snatch, snip, snippet, specimen, speck, splinter, sprinkling, stub, stump, taste, tittle, trace, trickle |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | bite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mouthful of food |
Synonyms: |
brunch, drop, light meal, morsel, nibble, nosh, piece, refreshment, sample, snack, sop, taste |
| Main Entry: | delicacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delicious, gourmet food |
Synonyms: |
ambrosia, banquet, bonne bouche, dainty, delight, dessert, feast, goody, indulgence, luxury, morsel, nectar, pleasure, rarity, regale, relish, savory, special, sweet, tidbit, treat |
| Main Entry: | drop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | globule |
Synonyms: |
bead, bit, bubble, crumb, dab, dash, dewdrop, driblet, drip, droplet, iota, molecule, morsel, nip, ounce, particle, pearl, pinch, sip, smidgen, speck, splash, spot, taste, tear, teardrop, trace, trickle |
| Main Entry: | fragment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part, chip |
Synonyms: |
ace, atom, bit, bite, chunk, crumb, cut, end, fraction, gob, grain, hunk, iota, job*, lump*, minim, morsel, particle, piece, portion, remnant, scrap, share, shiver, shred, slice, sliver, smithereen |
Antonyms: |
entirety, total, whole |
| Main Entry: | grain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seed, piece |
Synonyms: |
atom, bit, cereal, corn, crumb, drop, fragment, granule, grist, iota, jot, kernel, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, particle, pellet, scintilla, scrap, scruple, smidgen, spark, speck, tittle, trace, whit |
| Main Entry: | hunk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chunk of solid material |
Synonyms: |
a lot, batch, bit, block, bulk, bunch, clod, glob, gob, large piece, loads, loaf, lump, mass, morsel, nugget, piece, pile, portion, quantity, slab, slice, wad, wedge |
| Main Entry: | kernel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seed, essence |
Synonyms: |
atom, bit, center, core, crux, fruit, germ, gist, grain, heart, hub, keynote, marrow, matter, meat, morsel, nub, nubbin, nut, part, piece, pith, root, substance, upshot |