small indefinite quantity

/smɔl ɪnˌdɛf(ə)nət ˌkwɑntədi/

Definitions of small indefinite quantity

1. noun

   an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
   synonyms: small indefinite amount

   types:

   helping, portion, serving

   an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

   mouthful, taste

   a small amount eaten or drunk

   crumb

   a very small quantity of something

   dab, splash, splatter

   a small quantity of something moist or liquid

   bit, spot

   a small piece or quantity of something

   hair, hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, whisker

   a very small distance or space

   modicum

   a small or moderate or token amount

   scattering, sprinkling

   a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

   shoe string, shoestring

   a small amount of money

   spray, spraying

   a quantity of small objects flying through the air

   nose

   a small distance

   step, stone's throw

   a short distance

   little

   a small amount or duration

   schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik

   (Yiddish) a little; a piece

   shade, tad

   a slight amount or degree of difference

   lower limit, minimum

   the smallest possible quantity

   morsel

   a small quantity of anything

   handful, smattering

   a small number or amount

   couple

   a small indefinite number

   drib, driblet, drop

   a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

   dollop

   a small measure (usually of food)

   dreg

   a small amount of residue

   diddley, diddly, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, squat

   a small worthless amount

   nip, shot

   a small drink of liquor

   hint, suggestion, trace

   a just detectable amount

   iota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit

   a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

   tot

   a small amount (especially of a drink)

   hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch, trifle

   a slight but appreciable amount

   tear, teardrop

   a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

   bit, bite, morsel

   a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

   sup, swallow

   a small amount of liquid food

   drumstick

   the lower joint of the leg of a fowl

   second joint, thigh

   the upper joint of the leg of a fowl

   breast, white meat

   meat carved from the breast of a fowl

   wing

   the wing of a fowl

   medallion

   a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat)

   oyster

   a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl

   parson's nose, pope's nose

   the tail of a dressed fowl

   piece, slice

   a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

   round, round of drinks

   a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)

   drink

   a single serving of a beverage

   libation

   a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity

   raindrop

   a drop of rain

   schtickl, schtikl, shtickl, shtikl

   a really little shtik

   skeleton

   something reduced to its minimal form

   droplet

   a tiny drop

   eye-drop, eyedrop

   a drop from an eye dropper

   spark

   a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger

   snuff

   a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

   type of:

   indefinite quantity

   an estimated quantity