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morsel

noun

ˈmȯr-səl How to pronounce morsel (audio)
Definition of morselnext
1
as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food the chef's cuisine is so good that diners will want to savor every morsel

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2
as in speck
a very small piece searching for any morsel of useful information

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3
as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence a morsel like her wouldn't last a week in the rough-and-tumble world of Wall Street

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Recent Examples of morsel Tempt even the most stubborn cat with these morsels made from real chicken. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026 Fed chair Kevin Warsh seems determined not to engage in a constant narrative about the direction of interest rates, but investors continue to hunt for any morsel of information. — Liz Napolitano,hugh Leask,lee Ying Shan,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 June 2026 This decadent cocoa cookie dough is complemented by vanilla notes from the premier white candy morsels, creating a sweet pitch-perfect duet. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 June 2026 Nestlé's take pairs notes of vanilla and brown butter flavor with milk chocolate morsels for a chocolate chip cookie that's even more comforting. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for morsel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morsel
  1. mouthful
  2. speck
  3. cipher
  4. bite
  5. bit
  6. nobody
  7. taste
  8. fleck
Noun
  • But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of red meat.
    — Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Across the cove, less than a hundred yards away, another beaver swam to its lodge, also with a mouthful of sticks.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of mouthful
Noun
  • To make matters worse, the Houthis have captured new terrain in Yemen and acquired Perim Island, a speck of land inside the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint that better positions the Yemeni militia to intercept oil tankers.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of speck
Noun
  • There’s that vibrancy and, on the other side of the ledger, dead boys, ciphers, unfinished or unfinishable quests.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But in my view, our relationships to animals, whose lives are untouched by the existential woes and artifices of personhood, are the richest and most evident ciphers for our own often inscrutable psyches.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
Definition of cipher
Noun
  • More recently, Costco debuted a seasonal strawberry shortcake sundae featuring vanilla or strawberry soft serve, shortcake bites and strawberry topping.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
  • On Monday, the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment urged residents to take steps to prevent mosquito bites and reduce the risk of infection.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of bite
Noun
  • With the Moon in your sign squaring Mercury in your career sector, a comment, reaction, or bit of feedback could land harder than expected.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Seeing these guys in person definitely is a little bit cooler than on TV.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bit
Noun
  • In the trailer, the civilians are selling themselves as a new breed of nobodies.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.
    — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Definition of nobody
Noun
  • His taste level as a filmmaker, his visual aesthetic, is so good — which is important.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Despite his success, Ung never developed a taste for doughnuts, or a passion for baking.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of taste
Noun
  • Some kits include stone-like chips or flecks to scatter over the surface of the wet paint for a realistic effect.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Hundreds of flecks of sequins caught the light as Jenner made her way down the red carpet, glittering from every angle.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of fleck

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“Morsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morsel. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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