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SMALL INDEFINITE QUANTITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Synonyms:
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("small indefinite quantity" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "small indefinite quantity"):
hint; jot; mite; pinch; soupcon; speck; tinge; touch (a slight but appreciable amount)
tot (a small amount (especially of a drink))
iota; scintilla; shred; smidge; smidgen; smidgeon; smidgin; tittle; whit (a tiny or scarcely detectable amount)
hint; suggestion; tint; trace (a just detectable amount)
nip; shot (a small drink of liquor)
diddley; diddly; diddly-shit; diddly-squat; diddlyshit; diddlysquat; doodly-squat; jack; shit; squat (a small worthless amount)
dreg (a small amount of residue)
dollop (a small measure (usually of food))
drib; driblet; drop (a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid))
couple (a small indefinite number)
handful; smattering (a small number or amount)
morsel (a small quantity of anything)
lower limit; minimum (the smallest possible quantity)
shade; tad (a slight amount or degree of difference)
schtick; schtik; shtick; shtik ((Yiddish) a little; a piece)
little (a small amount or duration)
step; stone's throw (a short distance)
nose (a small distance)
spray; spraying (a quantity of small objects flying through the air)
shoe string; shoestring (a small amount of money)
scattering; sprinkling (a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly)
modicum (a small or moderate or token amount)
hair; hair's-breadth; hairsbreadth; whisker (a very small distance or space)
bit; spot (a small piece or quantity of something)
dab; splash; splatter (a small quantity of something moist or liquid)
crumb (a very small quantity of something)
mouthful; taste (a small amount eaten or drunk)
helping; portion; serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal)
