morsel
Plural: morsels
Noun
- a small quantity of anything
- "a morsel of paper was all he needed"
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
- A mouthful of food.
- A very small amount.
Verb
Verb Forms: morseled, morseling, morsels, morselled, morselling
- To divide food or other items into small pieces.
- To divide into small pieces.
- To feed with small pieces of food.
Examples
- He had to morsel out his vowels, carefully placing them for maximum points.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“I bite”). Compare French morceau, whence the English doublet morceau.
Synonyms
bit, bite, ace, atom, aught, bissel, crumb, dab, damn, dash, diddly, dot, drop, dusting, fleck, flip, flyspeck, glimpse, glint, grain, halfpennyworth, hint, inch, iota, jot, lick, mite, modicum, molecule, morceau, morsel, morselize, mote, ooch, ounce, particle, pennyworth, piece, pinch, scantling, scent, scintilla, scooch, scrap, scruple, semblance, shred, skerrick, skoosh, skosh, sliver, smattering, smidge, smidgen, smidget, smidgy, smitch, smithereen, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, speckle, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, tad, tidbit, tidge, tittle, toddick, touch, trace, trifle, tuppence worth, whiff, whit
Scrabble Score: 8
morsel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmorsel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
morsel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary