smidgeons
Just mere traces
Smidgeons is the plural of smidgeon, a very small amount: Add just a smidgeon more salt.
The word appears in several spellings—smidgen, smidgin, smidge—all meaning the same thing.
It's informal and often affectionate, suggesting precision about imprecision: She moved the picture a smidgeon to the left.
Small portions or pieces
- dabsGentle pressing motions
- specksMinute spots or particles
- tracesSlight remaining amounts
- dropsDescends or releases
pinches · hints · touches · morsels · particles · fragments · slivers · scraps
bits
Small portions or pieces
drops · pinches · hints · touches · morsels · particles · fragments · slivers · scraps · crumbs
traces
Slight remaining amounts
vestiges · remnants · inklings · suggestions · touches · sparks · flickers · glimpses · shadows · whispers
pinches
Tiny measured quantities
spices · salt · pepper · vanilla · extract · zest · herbs · garnish · flavoring · ingredient