English > small indefinite quantity: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity| Meaning | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
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| Synonym | small indefinite amount |
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| Narrower | couple | A small indefinite number |
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| crumb | A very small quantity of something |
| dab, splash, splatter | A small quantity of something moist or liquid |
| dollop | A small measure (usually of food) |
| dreg | A small amount of residue |
| drop, drib, driblet | A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid / liquid) |
| hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker | A very small distance or space |
| handful, smattering | A small number or amount |
| helping, portion, serving | An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal |
| jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit | A small worthless amount |
| little | A small amount or duration |
| minimum, lower limit | The smallest possible quantity |
| modicum | A small or moderate or token amount |
| morsel | A small quantity of anything |
| nip, shot | A small drink of liquor |
| nose | A small distance |
| scattering, sprinkling | A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly |
| shoestring, shoe string | A small amount of money |
| shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge | A tiny or scarcely detectable amount |
| shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick | (Yiddish) a little |
| spot, bit | A small piece or quantity of something |
| spray, spraying | A quantity of small objects flying through the air |
| step, stone's throw | A short distance |
| tad, shade | A slight amount or degree of difference |
| taste, mouthful | A small amount eaten or drunk |
| tot | A small amount (especially of a drink) |
| touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon | A slight but appreciable amount |
| trace, hint, tint, suggestion | A just detectable amount |
| Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
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| Spanish | pedazo, pizca, trozo |
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| Catalan | bocí, menudall, tros |
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