All ort synonyms
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- bit β A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- atom β An atom is the smallest amount of a substance that can take part in a chemical reaction.
- butt β Someone's butt is their bottom.
- chicken feed β If you think that an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering, you can say that it is chicken feed.
- chip β Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
- chunk β Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it.
- crumb β Crumbs are tiny pieces that fall from bread, biscuits, or cake when you cut it or eat it.
- dab β DAB is the transmission of digital stereo over conventional radio channels. DAB is an abbreviation for 'digital audio broadcasting'.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- division β the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- dollop β a lump or blob of some substance: dollops of mud.
- dose β a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dot β a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- dram β dynamic random-access memory
- driblet β a small portion or part.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- droplet β a little drop.
- end β Come or bring to a final point; finish.
- excerpt β A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
- flake β fake2 (defs 2, 3).
- fraction β Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fragment β fragmentation
- grain β granularity
- iota β a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- item β a separate article or particular: 50 items on the list.
- jot β to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed by down): Jot down his license number.
- 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.
- lump β a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- minim β the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: β, β. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- mite β a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
- modicum β a moderate or small amount: He hasn't even a modicum of common sense.
- moiety β a half.
- 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.
- morsel β a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- 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.
- ounce β snow leopard.
- parcel β an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- 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.
- 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.
- peanuts β the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- pinch β to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- portion β a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- sample β a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- scale β a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scintilla β a minute particle; spark; trace: not a scintilla of remorse.
- scrap β a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- scruple β a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- section β a part that is cut off or separated.
- segment β one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- shard β a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.