All bit synonyms
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- taste β to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food.
- portion β a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- part β a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- moment β an indefinitely short period of time; instant: I'll be with you in a moment.
- while β a period or interval of time: to wait a long while; He arrived a short while ago.
- sample β a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- slice β a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
- trace β either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
- item β a separate article or particular: 50 items on the list.
- fragment β fragmentation
- chunk β Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it.
- shard β a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- dose β a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- snippet β a small piece snipped off; a small bit, scrap, or fragment: an anthology of snippets.
- sliver β a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- niggle β to criticize, especially constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp: to niggle about the fine points of interpretation; preferring to niggle rather than take steps to correct a situation.
- lick β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- stump β the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- speck β a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
- chip β Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
- atom β An atom is the smallest amount of a substance that can take part in a chemical reaction.
- morsel β a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- dollop β a lump or blob of some substance: dollops of mud.
- moiety β a half.
- segment β one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- section β a part that is cut off or separated.
- modicum β a moderate or small amount: He hasn't even a modicum of common sense.
- tittle β a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc.
- iota β a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- jot β to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed by down): Jot down his license number.
- dab β DAB is the transmission of digital stereo over conventional radio channels. DAB is an abbreviation for 'digital audio broadcasting'.
- share β a plowshare.
- scintilla β a minute particle; spark; trace: not a scintilla of remorse.
- splinter β a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- molecule β Chemistry, Physics. the smallest physical unit of an element or compound, consisting of one or more like atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound.
- lump β a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- snatch β to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- sprinkling β the act or an instance of sprinkling.
- mite β a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
- smidgen β a very small amount: a smidgen of jam for your toast.
- specimen β a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
- droplet β a little drop.
- crumb β Crumbs are tiny pieces that fall from bread, biscuits, or cake when you cut it or eat it.
- driblet β a small portion or part.
- particle β a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
- flake β fake2 (defs 2, 3).
- shred β a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- trickle β to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream: Tears trickled down her cheeks.
- dot β a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.