lumps β a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
parts 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.
scales β a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
scruples β a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
snips β to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
stumps 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.
traces 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.
orts β Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
adjective minims
minutes β the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.