morsel
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mor·sel
(môr′səl)n.
1. A small piece of food.
2. A tasty delicacy; a tidbit.
3. A small amount; a piece: a morsel of gossip.
4. One that is delightful and extremely pleasing.
[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of mors, bite, from Latin morsum, from neuter past participle of mordēre, to bite; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]
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morsel
(ˈmɔːsəl)n
1. (Cookery) a small slice or mouthful of food
2. a small piece; bit
3. informal Irish a term of endearment for a child
[C13: from Old French, from mors a bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite]
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mor•sel
(ˈmɔr səl)n.
1. a small portion of food; bite.
2. a small piece or amount of anything; scrap; bit.
3. an appetizing dish; treat.
4. one that is attractive or delightful.
v.t. 5. to distribute in or divide into tiny portions (often fol. by out).
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French, =mors a bite + -el < Latin -ellus]
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Morsel
a small quantity—Johnson, 1755.Examples: morsel of feeling, 1860; of quicksilver ore, 1839; of territory, 1860.
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Noun | 1. | morsel - a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
2. | morsel - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" crumb - small piece of e.g. bread or cake |
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morsel
noun piece, bite, bit, slice, scrap, part, grain, taste, segment, fragment, fraction, snack, crumb, nibble, mouthful, tad (informal, chiefly U.S.), titbit, soupçon (French) a delicious little morsel of meat
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morsel
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Translations
لُقْمَه
sousto
bid
biti
gabaliukaskąsnelis
kumosiņš, gabaliņš
sústo
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morsel
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morsel
(ˈmoːsəl) noun a small piece of something, especially food. a tasty morsel of fish for the cat.
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