| Main Entry: | mouthful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | portion |
Synonyms: |
bite, gulp, morsel, piece, taste |
| Main Entry: | assertion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | declaration, positive statement |
Synonyms: |
affirmation, allegation, asservation, attestation, avowal, contention, defense, insistence, maintenance, mouthful, okay, predication, profession, pronouncement, report, say so, stamp of approval, stressing, two cents' worth, vindication |
Antonyms: |
denial, rejection |
| Main Entry: | comment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement of opinion; explanation |
Synonyms: |
animadversion, annotation, backtalk, buzz*, comeback*, commentary, crack*, criticism, dictum, discussion, editorial, elucidation, exposition, footnote, gloss, hearsay, illustration, input, judgment, mention, mouthful, note, obiter, observation, opinion, remark, report, review, two cents' worth, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | gulp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swallow |
Synonyms: |
choke, draught, gasp, mouthful, swig, swill |
Antonyms: |
nibble |
| 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: | nip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swallow, taste |
Synonyms: |
bite, catch, dram, drop, finger, jolt, morsel, mouthful, nibble, pinch, portion, shot*, sip, slug, snifter, soupçon, toothful |
Antonyms: |
mouthful |
| Main Entry: | observation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comment on something scrutinized |
Synonyms: |
annotation, catch phrase, comeback, commentary, crack*, finding, mention, mouthful, note, obiter dictum, opinion, pronouncement, reflection, remark, say so, saying, thought, utterance, wisecrack |
| Notes: | observance refers to the following of a custom, duty, or law; observation refers to the act of noticing or recording |
Antonyms: |
no comment |
| Main Entry: | scrap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny bit of something |
Synonyms: |
atom, bite, bits and pieces, butt, castoff, chip, chunk, crumb, cutting, discard, end, fragment, glob, gob, grain, hunk, iota, jot, junk, leaving, leftover, lump, mite, modicum, morsel, mouthful, odds and ends, orts, part, particle, piece, portion, remains, shred, slice, sliver, smithereen, snatch, snippet, speck, stump, trace, waste |
Antonyms: |
load, lot |
| Main Entry: | taste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny sample |
Synonyms: |
appetizer, bit, bite, canapé, chaw, dash, delicacy, drop, fragment, hint, hors d'oeuvre, morsel, mouthful, nip, sampling, sip, soupçon, spoonful, sprinkling, suggestion, swallow, tidbit, tincture, tinge, titbit, touch, trifle, whiff, wink |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | tidbit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny portion |
Synonyms: |
bit, bite, delicacy, goody, morsel, mouthful, snack, soupçon, titbit, treat |
Antonyms: |
lot |