Entry Word: morsel

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a small piece or quantity of food <I suppose you can have dessert, since you only left a couple morsels on your plate>

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

Related Words snack; appetizer, hors d'oeuvre; bit, chew, crumb, dab, driblet, hint, lick, nubbin, nugget, pinch, scrap, shred, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin), speck, spot, sprinkling, suspicion, touch, trace; dash, drop; gulp, swallow, swig

2 a very small piece <searching for any morsel of useful information> — see bit 1