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small indefinite quantity
Thesaurus| Noun | 1.small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitudesmall indefinite amounthelping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"mouthful, taste - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"indefinite quantity - an estimated quantitycrumb - a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"dab, splatter, splash - a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"bit, spot - a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind"hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, whisker, hair - a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"modicum - a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jackscattering, sprinkling - a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"shoe string, shoestring - a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring"spray, spraying - a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets"nose - a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"stone's throw, step - a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"little - a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik - (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"tad, shade - a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"lower limit, minimum - the smallest possible quantitymorsel - a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"handful, smattering - a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"couple - a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"drib, driblet, drop - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kiplingdollop - a small measure (usually of food)dreg - a small amount of residuediddley, diddly, diddlyshit, diddly-shit, diddlysquat, diddly-squat, doodly-squat, jack, squat, shit - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"nip, shot - a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"trace, suggestion, hint - a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"iota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit - a tiny or scarcely detectable amounttot - a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum"mite, soupcon, tinge, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" |
small indefinite quantity
Synonyms for small indefinite quantitynoun an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitudeSynonymsRelated Words- helping
- serving
- portion
- mouthful
- taste
- indefinite quantity
- crumb
- dab
- splatter
- splash
- bit
- spot
- hairsbreadth
- hair's-breadth
- whisker
- hair
- modicum
- scattering
- sprinkling
- shoe string
- shoestring
- spray
- spraying
- nose
- stone's throw
- step
- little
- schtick
- schtik
- shtick
- shtik
- tad
- shade
- lower limit
- minimum
- morsel
- handful
- smattering
- couple
- drib
- driblet
- drop
- dollop
- dreg
- diddley
- diddly
- diddlyshit
- diddly-shit
- diddlysquat
- diddly-squat
- doodly-squat
- jack
- squat
- shit
- nip
- shot
- trace
- suggestion
- hint
- iota
- scintilla
- shred
- smidge
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- tittle
- whit
- tot
- mite
- soupcon
- tinge
- jot
- pinch
- speck
- touch
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