| has gloss | (noun) an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount |
| lexicalization | eng: small indefinite amount |
| lexicalization | eng: small indefinite quantity |
| subclass of | (noun) an estimated quantity
indefinite quantity |
| has subclass | (noun) 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"
crumb |
| has subclass | (noun) a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"
splash, splatter, dab |
| has subclass | (noun) 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"
bit, spot |
| has subclass | (noun) a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, hair, whisker |
| has subclass | (noun) a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack
modicum |
| has subclass | (noun) a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"
sprinkling, scattering |
| has subclass | (noun) a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring"
shoestring, shoe string |
| has subclass | (noun) a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets"
spray, spraying |
| has subclass | (noun) a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"
nose |
| has subclass | (noun) a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
step, stone's throw |
| has subclass | (noun) a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
little |
| has subclass | (noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
shtick, schtik, schtick, shtik |
| has subclass | (noun) 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"
tad, shade |
| has subclass | (noun) the smallest possible quantity
minimum, lower limit |
| has subclass | (noun) a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"
morsel |
| has subclass | (noun) a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"
smattering, handful |
| has subclass | (noun) a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
couple |
| has subclass | (noun) 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"--Kipling
drib, driblet, drop |
| has subclass | (noun) a small measure (usually of food)
dollop |
| has subclass | (noun) a small amount of residue
dreg |
| has subclass | (noun) a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
squat, doodly-squat, shit, diddlyshit, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, jack, diddly-shit, diddly, diddley |
| has subclass | (noun) a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
nip, shot |
| has subclass | (noun) a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
suggestion, trace, hint |
| has subclass | (noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
shred, whit, smidge, smidgen, iota, smidgeon, tittle, smidgin, scintilla |
| has subclass | (noun) a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum"
tot |
| has subclass | (noun) a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
speck, hint, mite, pinch, touch, soupcon, jot, tinge |
| has subclass | (noun) 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"
portion, serving, helping |
| has subclass | (noun) a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"
taste, mouthful |