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morsel
[ mawr-suhl ]
noun
- a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- a small piece, quantity, or amount of anything; scrap; bit.
- something very appetizing; treat or tidbit.
- a person or thing that is attractive or delightful.
verb (used with object)
- to distribute in or divide into tiny portions (often followed by out ):
to morsel out the last pieces of meat.
morsel
/ ˈmɔːsəl /
noun
- a small slice or mouthful of food
- a small piece; bit
- informal.a term of endearment for a child
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Origin of morsel1
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Example Sentences
I still would never put another morsel of seagull anywhere near my mouth again.
From time to time the children dashed outside, to go to the bathroom or grab a morsel of food, and then retreated to the bunker.
Any morsel of rationale for why the “supremely safe” Boeing 777 vanished is swallowed like a pill.
Do you think I have charity to bestow, or a morsel of bread to spare?'
A well-written story is a perfect jewel, a perfect morsel, with no room for error.
And I have not had the first morsel of food prepared from this grain offered me since I reached the shores of Europe.
They competed for it only in order to get a morsel of food, so they would not have to beg it from door to door.
We snatched a hasty morsel or two, and then hurried on, in order to complete the second half of the road before sunset.
It is said he never eat a morsel at his own expense, and left about $35,000 to relatives whom he had never seen.
She holds her knife in her right hand, and in the other a crust of bread with her toothsome morsel on it.
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