morsel (noun)

  • 51mor´cel|la´tion — mor|cel|late «MR suh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to divide into many pieces; break up. ╂[< French morceler (with English ate1) < morceau small piece < Old French morsel; see etym. under …

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  • 52mor|cel|late — «MR suh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to divide into many pieces; break up. ╂[< French morceler (with English ate1) < morceau small piece < Old French morsel; see etym. under …

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  • 53Pieces and amounts — There are many words which are used in front of of and an uncount noun to refer to a piece of something or a particular amount of something. The most common words are given here. ◊ substances Some words can be used to refer to a piece or amount… …

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  • 54pieces and amounts — There are many words which are used in front of of and an uncount noun to refer to a piece of something or a particular amount of something. The most common words are given here. ◊ substances Some words can be used to refer to a piece or amount… …

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  • 55mor·sel — /ˈmoɚsəl/ noun, pl sels [count] : a small piece of food tender morsels of beef bite size morsels She ate every morsel. a tasty/delicious morsel often used figuratively a juicy …

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  • 56bit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scrap, mite; slice, piece; tool, drill; curb; informal, routine. See part, littleness, speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A small quantity] Syn. piece, fragment, crumb, dot, particle, jot, trifle,… …

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  • 57piece — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scrap, morsel, bit; section, fragment, part; slang, sex object, sexpot, beauty, hunk. v. t. unite, combine, patch, repair. See junction, drama. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Part] Syn. portion, share,… …

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  • 58snack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. repast, collation, refreshment, coffee break. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. luncheon, bite, slight meal, hasty repast; see lunch , meal 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. bite, nosh,… …

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  • 59remorse — [14] Remorse etymologically denotes the ‘biting’ of conscience. The word comes ultimately from medieval Latin remorsus ‘torment’, a derivative of Latin remordēre ‘bite back’, hence ‘torrnent’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re… …

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  • 60remorse — [14] Remorse etymologically denotes the ‘biting’ of conscience. The word comes ultimately from medieval Latin remorsus ‘torment’, a derivative of Latin remordēre ‘bite back’, hence ‘torrnent’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re… …

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