morsel
Tiny food piece
A morsel is a small piece of food, typically one bite's worth: She savored every morsel of the chocolate cake.
By extension, morsel applies to any small amount or fragment: a morsel of information, not a morsel of evidence.
The word often carries connotations of something choice or delectable.
Small choice portion
- crumbSmall broken-off piece
- bitSmall amount or portion
- speckMinute visible particle
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
scrap · sliver · shred · particle · fleck · grain · piece · smidgen
Pierce with teeth
- nibbleSmall, tentative bite
- snackLight between-meal fare
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- chewGrind with teeth
swallow · savor · munch · nosh · peck · graze · sample · sip
Indirect suggestion
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- glimpseFleeting view
taste · sample · preview · teaser · inkling · suggestion · clue · whisper
Something pleasantly special
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
dainty · sweetmeat · bonbon · confection · gourmet · decadence · pleasure · temptation
tidbit
Small choice portion
fragment · scrap · sliver · shred · particle · fleck · grain · piece · smidgen · iota
bite
Pierce with teeth
chew · swallow · savor · munch · nosh · peck · graze · sample · sip · lick
hint
Indirect suggestion
glimpse · taste · sample · preview · teaser · inkling · suggestion · clue · whisper · glimmer
treat
Something pleasantly special
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
luxury · dainty · sweetmeat · bonbon · confection · gourmet · decadence · pleasure · temptation · savory
meager
Deficient in quantity
- scantBarely adequate amount
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- insufficientBelow required quantity
paltry · skimpy · bare · slight · limited · modest · lean · frugal · austere · pittance
- Samplessample, blood sample, DNA sample, water sample, soil sample
- fragmentsfragment, shard, splinter, shards, sliver
- Informal Amountssmidgen, bunch, ton, heap, loads
- piecespiece, bit, chunk, fragment, part
- remnantsremnant, residue, leftover, remainder, vestige
- smallnesssmall, little, tiny, mini, miniature