morsels

noun

plural of morsel
1
as in mouthfuls
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 specks
a very small piece searching for any morsel of useful information

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3
as in shrimp
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 morsels However, not everyone will have the outdoor space to grow these delicious morsels. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 July 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 Mix dark chocolate morsels into cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, or a smoothie. — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 June 2026 Small morsels are safe from the jaws of a traditional grill cutting back on waste and flare ups. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 Everett says chicken oysters are juicy and tender dark-meat morsels found near the chicken’s spine. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026 Tastee-Freez was where Middle American children were rewarded, budding adults savored their first morsels of independence, and old-timers gathered to reminisce. — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 The meal costs about $94 per course, often no more than a few morsels. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morsels
  1. mouthfuls
  2. specks
  3. insects
  4. bites
  5. bits
  6. ciphers
  7. tastes
  8. particles
Noun
  • The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of mouthfuls
Noun
  • Six months later, there was hope of reconciliation as sovereignty talks opened between the governments over the specks in the ocean that had been part of the British Empire for more than a century.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
  • Bellinger, once a babyface, now sports some light specks of gray.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • Leaving Bare Soil While occasional empty spots can benefit ground-nesting insects, too much bare soil in your garden can lead to erosion, compaction, and water runoff, not to mention plenty of weed growth.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
  • In addition to pest control services, Orkin also provides some general home maintenance services, most of which serve as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) program to help keep insects and other unwanted guests out of your home.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of insects
Noun
  • The itchy bug bites on my arm and the freckles appearing on my nose indicate that summer is back in full swing.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • The rest of the meal is all about minimal-prep sides my kids would never take more than a few bites of.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of bites
Noun
  • Through Taylor-Joy’s character, the series reminds us to face ourselves, even the broken and painful bits that feel shameful.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • What otherwise might have been worthless bits of trash commanded the highest bids due to where the two items were 57 years ago—lifting off aboard NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft on humanity’s first mission to land astronauts on the Moon.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of bits
Noun
  • Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • As zonky cross-generational ciphers go, the group’s debut, Strictly 4 the Scythe, is no Hypnotize Camp Posse, the amalgam of Three 6 Mafia and a grip of artists signed to their Hypnotize Minds label in the early 2000s.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of ciphers
Noun
  • There’s been a resurgence in vintage novelty t-shirts, merch tops, and of course, soccer jerseys, and bigger t-shirts just give you more room to signal your tastes, your interests, your team.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 July 2026
  • Infinitely adjustable to meet all tastes and demands, from coarse to super fine seasoning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • Storm clouds forming around the smoke in the atmosphere could create dirty rain, but it is more commonly formed with larger particles compared to the smoke’s fine particulate matter.
    — Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
  • Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon in which two or more particles become connected.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of particles

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