littleness

  • 121bit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scrap, mite; slice, piece; tool, drill; curb; informal, routine. See part, littleness, speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A small quantity] Syn. piece, fragment, crumb, dot, particle, jot, trifle,… …

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  • 122bite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. morsel, scrap; nip. v. cut; snap, snip; corrode; sting. See food, littleness, pungency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [What one takes in the mouth at one time] Syn. mouthful, cud, chew, taste, spoonful,… …

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  • 123breadth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Measure from side to side Nouns breadth, width, broadness, scope, extent, latitude, amplitude, spaciousness, expanse, beam; diameter, bore, caliber, radius; thickness, bulk, corpulence (See size). See… …

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  • 124bug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. insect, arthropod, mite, nit, bedbug; vermin; slang, [wire]tap; flaw, defect, fault, imperfection; enthusiast (See activity). See animal, littleness. v., slang, [wire] tap; pester, annoy, bother. See… …

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  • 125contraction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Shrinking Nouns 1. (becoming smaller) contraction, reduction, diminution; decrease; shrinking, shriveling, atrophy, astringency; emaciation, attenuation, consumption, tabescence; abbreviation. See… …

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  • 126crumb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bit, fragment, scrap, mite, morsel, jot, ort; leaving, leftover. See part, littleness, remainder, powderiness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. particle, scrap, morsel; see bit 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 127dab — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spot, pinch, bit. See littleness. v. pat, tap. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bit, pat, dollop; see bit 1 . v. Syn. tap, peck, pat, daub; see touch 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. bit,… …

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  • 128dapper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. neat, trim; diminutive. See fashion, littleness.Ant., dowdy, seedy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. trim, smart, spruce, natty; see fashionable , neat 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. neat, trim,… …

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