morsel
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈmɔrsl/
- Finally, the umbrellabird plucks a plump morsel, swallows it whole, and returns to its perch to digest.
- a morsel of food
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- This story I thought was very cute and just a little morsel for your day.
- And of course that was the toughest, let's say that was the toughest morsel to chew and digest.
- And then you're like, oh, I feel like now probably this whole gallery of people have just heard some tasty morsels.
- I'm OK if we have that element of toll house morsel in US where we a little soft, but we gripping on the edges, baby gang shit.
Examples
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She savored every morsel of the delicious cake at the party.
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After the long hike, we enjoyed a morsel of cheese and some crackers.
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Consider every morsel that you place inside your mouth.
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Bell picked out a choice morsel of chicken and placed it in her daughter's bowl.
Fiction book (1998) -
Besides, when have you known Pewter to give even a morsel of food to anybody else?
Fiction book (1993) -
A pint and a morsel of cheese'll do me fine.
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The raw rabbit meat lay on top, a tempting morsel for a hungry eagle.
Fiction book (1992) -
We leaned against the balcony's pitted ironwork and ate each morsel the moment it browned.
Fiction book (1997) -
Isabel nibbled at the peas and picked a few morsels of hamburger from the orange sauce.
Fiction book (1994) -
The chef presented a delicate morsel of foie gras on a small plate.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small piece or amount of something, for example food
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1.0
A small amount of food eaten quickly
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3.0
A small piece of gold or cooked food like chicken
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1.0
A small piece of food taken from a larger serving
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1.0
An amount of something that fills a spoon
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3.6
A small tasty piece of food to eat
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A small bite of food
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9.9
A small slice of meat or other food
A small piece of food like bread or cheese
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Etymology
Morsel comes from the old Latin root mordere, meaning 'to bite', so it originally meant a little 'bite' of food. You can see the same 'bite' idea in the word remorse (which once meant 'to bite again'), and that's why morsel today means a small piece or amount of food.