morsel

Noun

Meaning

A little bite or bit of food.

A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bit bite goody gob ambrosia shard mote atom bolus speck ort whit iota nubbin nugget

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Antonyms

blizzard mountain bolt WAD horde bonanza

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Hypernyms

taste mouthful small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity

Hyponyms

sop WAD plug chew quid crumb

Phrases with the word

tasty morsel feedbag morsel aardvark's morsel

Examples

He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel. Matthew Henry

What sort of government is it that permits so many children to go to school hungry, without even a morsel of food in their stomachs? It cannot be! It must not be! Sadao Araki

Revenge is the sweetest morsel to the mouth, that ever was cooked in hell. Walter Scott

In your neighbors' soup there is always one fatty morsel. Persian Proverb

Too large a morsel chokes the child. Mauritania Proverb

Let him eat the tough morsel who eat the tender. Portuguese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

morse telegraph Morse theory morse-cable code morselization morselize morselizer