nugget

nug·get

noun \ˈnə-gət\

Definition of NUGGET

1

: a solid lump; especially : a native lump of precious metal

2

: tidbit 2 <nuggets of wisdom>

3

: a small usually rounded piece of food <chicken nuggets>

Examples of NUGGET

1. <nuggets of beef in the chow mein>
2. <a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case>

Origin of NUGGET

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1852

Related to NUGGET

Synonyms

bite, mouthful, nibble, morsel, taste, tidbit (also titbit)

Related Words

collop, medallion, noisette; nosh, snack; appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre; bit, chew, crumb, dab, dribble, driblet, fleck, hint, mote, nubbin, particle, pinch, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), snip, snippet, speck, spot, sprinkling, suspicion, tittle, touch, trace; dash, drop; lap, lick; gulp, swallow, swig

Near Antonyms

chunk, gob, hunk, lump, slab; abundance, barrel, bucket, bushel, deal, heaps, loads, mass, mountain, peck, pile, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, scads, stack, volume, wad, wealth

Rhymes with NUGGET

drugget