Definition of small indefinite quantity Small indefinite quantity
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What does small indefinite quantity mean?
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| small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | ||
| small indefinite amount | ||
| indefinite quantity an estimated quantity | ||
| helping, 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 the quantity that can be held in the mouth | ||
| crumb small piece of e.g. bread or cake | ||
| 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 the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit" | ||
| hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, 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 Jack | ||
| sprinkling, scattering a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | ||
| shoe string, shoestring a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" | ||
| spraying, spray the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer | ||
| nose a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry" | ||
| stone's throw, step the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" | ||
| little a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him" | ||
| schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?" | ||
| 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 limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something | ||
| morsel a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" | ||
| handful, smattering the quantity that can be held in the hand | ||
| couple a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" | ||
| drib, driblet, drop the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful" | ||
| dollop a small measure (usually of food) | ||
| dreg a small amount of residue | ||
| diddley, doodly-squat, diddlysquat, diddlyshit, diddly-squat, diddly-shit, diddly, squat, shit, jack the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels | ||
| nip, shot a small sharp bite or snip | ||
| hint, suggestion, trace a slight indication | ||
| smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit, iota, scintilla, shred the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet | ||
| tot a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum" | ||
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