morsel of bread

  • 1morsel — mor|sel [ˈmo:səl US ˈmo:r ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mors bite , from Latin mordere; MORDANT] a very small amount of something, especially a small piece of food = ↑scrap morsel of ▪ a morsel of bread ▪ a morsel of scandal ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2morsel — noun (C) 1 a small piece of food (+ of): a morsel of bread | tasty morsels 2 morsel of hope/wisdom/gossip etc a small amount of hope etc: That s the best morsel of scandal we ve had for ages …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3bread — [bred] n. [ME bred < OE bread, crumb, morsel < IE * bhreu , var. of * bhereu , to ferment < base * bher , well up, seethe > BREW, BURN1, L fervere, to boil] 1. a) a food baked from a leavened, kneaded dough made with flour or meal,… …

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  • 4bread — breadless, adj. breadlessness, n. /bred/, n. 1. a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked. 2. food or sustenance; livelihood …

    Universalium

  • 5morsel — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ choice, delicious, juicy, tasty (all often figurative) ▪ a juicy morsel of gossip ▪ little, tiny …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 6bread — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ hard, mouldy/moldy, soggy, stale ▪ This bread is going stale. ▪ crusty …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 7bread — {{11}}bread (n.) O.E. bread bit, crumb, morsel; bread, cognate with O.N. brauð, Dan. brèd, O.Fris. brad, M.Du. brot, Du. brood, Ger. Brot). According to one theory [Watkins, etc.] from from P.Gmc. *brautham, which would be from the root of BREW… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 8bread — n ( es/ ru) bit, crumb, morsel; bread …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 9bread and cheese — Food which is not to be abhorred by any means, but which has little significance in the law beyond its use in the earlier period of English history as a morsel of execration …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 10manna — Synonyms and related words: TLC, ambrosia, benefaction, benefit, benevolence, blessing, bonne bouche, boon, bread, care, cate, choice morsel, daily bread, dainty, delicacy, dessert, economic support, endowment, favor, godsend, goody, grace, keep …

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