| Main Entry: | ounce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams |
Synonyms: |
of weight avoirdupois, troy, uncia |
| 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: | crumb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny bit, morsel |
Synonyms: |
atom, dab, dash, dram, drop, grain, iota, jot, mite, ounce, particle, pinch, scrap, seed, shred, sliver, smidgen, snippet, soupçon, speck |
| 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: | 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: | iota |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small bit |
Synonyms: |
atom, crumb, grain, hint, infinitesimal, jot, mite, molecule, nucleus, ounce, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, smidgen, speck, trace, whit |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | modicum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bit, small amount |
Synonyms: |
atom, crumb, dash, drop, fraction, fragment, grain, inch, iota, jot, little, minim, mite, molecule, ounce, particle, pinch, scrap, shred, smidge, speck, tinge, touch, trifle, whit |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | molecule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smallest part |
Synonyms: |
bit, fragment, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, mote, ounce, particle, ray, speck, unit |
| Main Entry: | particle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | atom, piece |
Synonyms: |
bit, crumb, dot, dribble, drop, fleck, fragment, grain, hoot, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, ray, scrap, scruple, seed, shred, smidgen, smithereen, speck, spot, stitch, whit |
| Main Entry: | shred |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny piece |
Synonyms: |
atom, bit, cantlet, crumb, fragment, grain, iota, jot, modicum, ounce, part, particle, rag, ray, ribbon, scintilla, scrap, shadow, sliver, smidgen, snippet, speck, stitch, tatter, trace, whit |
Antonyms: |
lot |