morsel

morsel
    n 1: a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he
         needed"
    2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left
       was a bit of bread" [syn: {morsel}, {bit}, {bite}]
    

Morsel \Mor"sel\, n. [OF. morsel, F. morceau, LL. morsellus, a
   dim. fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite; prob.
   akin to E. smart. See {Smart}, and cf. {Morceau}, {Mordant},
   {Muse}, v., {Muzzle}, n.]
   1. A little bite or bit of food. --Chaucer.
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            Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new
            labor to a tired digestion.           --South.
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   2. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.
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90 Moby Thesaurus words for "morsel":
      ambrosia, atom, bait, bit, bite, bolus, bonne bouche, butt, cate,
      champ, chaw, chew, chip, choice morsel, chomp, chunk, clip,
      clipping, collop, crumb, cud, cut, cutting, dainty, delicacy,
      dessert, dollop, drop, end, fraction, fragment, gnash, gob, gobbet,
      goody, grain, granule, hunk, kickshaw, lump, manna, modicum,
      moiety, morceau, mouthful, munch, nectar, nibble, nip, paring,
      particle, patch, piece, pinch, quid, rasher, remnant, sample,
      savory, scoop, scrap, shard, shaving, shiver, shred, slice, sliver,
      smidgen, smidgin, smithereen, snack, snap, snatch, snick, snip,
      snippet, soupcon, speck, splinter, spoonful, stitch, stump,
      swallow, tag, taste, tatter, tidbit, titbit, treat, whit