small indefinite quantity

small indefinite quantity
noun
an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Hypernyms: ↑indefinite quantity
Hyponyms:
helping, ↑portion, ↑serving, ↑taste, ↑mouthful, ↑crumb, ↑dab, ↑splash, ↑splatter, ↑spot, ↑bit, ↑hair's-breadth, ↑hairsbreadth, ↑hair, ↑whisker, ↑modicum, ↑scattering, ↑sprinkling, ↑shoestring, ↑shoe string, ↑spray, ↑spraying, ↑nose, ↑step, ↑stone's throw, ↑little, ↑shtik, ↑shtick, ↑schtik, ↑schtick, ↑tad, ↑shade, ↑minimum, ↑lower limit, ↑morsel, ↑handful, ↑smattering, ↑couple, ↑drop, ↑drib, ↑driblet, ↑dollop, ↑dreg, ↑jack, ↑doodly-squat, ↑diddly-squat, ↑diddlysquat, ↑diddly-shit, ↑diddlyshit, ↑diddly, ↑diddley, ↑squat, ↑shit, ↑nip, ↑shot, ↑trace, ↑hint, ↑suggestion, ↑shred, ↑scintilla, ↑whit, ↑iota, ↑tittle, ↑smidgen, ↑smidgeon, ↑smidgin, ↑smidge, ↑tot, ↑touch, ↑tinge, ↑mite, ↑pinch, ↑jot, ↑speck, ↑soupcon

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