particle :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (6)

n. a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs

n. a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

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Fuzzynyms (28)

n. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

n. a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

n. small piece of e.g. bread or cake

n. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

n. a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"

n. a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

n. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

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