particle
[noun]
Synonyms: bit, grain, iota, jot, mite, piece, scrap, shred, speck

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Related Words: morsel, snip, dribbet, dribble, dot

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

par‧ti‧cle /ˈpɑːtɪkəl $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: particula, from pars; ⇒ part¹]

1. a very small piece of something:
dust particles
particle of
tiny particles of soil

2. not a particle of truth/evidence etc no truth etc at all:
There’s not a particle of truth in what he says.

3. one of the very small pieces of matter that an atom consists of

4. technical an adverb or preposition that can combine with a verb to form a phrasal verb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲