tidbit

  • 41morsel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mouthful, bite, crumb, scrap, bit. See littleness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bite, chunk, piece; see bit 1 , part 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bite, tidbit, spoonful, bit, a taste, mouthful,… …

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  • 42treat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. negotiate, bargain, deal, parley; entertain, pay for; deal with, discuss, teach; dose, attend, doctor. See remedy, pleasure, conduct. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. entertainment, surprise, amusement, free… …

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  • 43goody — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. good thing, tidbit, reward; see prize . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal Something fine and delicious, especially a food: dainty, delicacy, morsel, tidbit, treat. See GOOD, INGESTION …

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  • 44Goodness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of producing good. Good qualities. < N PARAG:Goodness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 goodness goodness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 excellence excellence merit Sgm: N 1 virtue virtue &c. 944 Sgm: N 1 value value …

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  • 45titbit — tit|bit [ˈtıtˌbıt] n BrE [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: tidbit] 1.) a small piece of food American Equivalent: tidbit 2.) titbit of information/gossip/news etc a small but interesting piece of information etc …

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  • 46titbit — /ˈtɪtbɪt / (say titbit) noun 1. a delicate bit of food. 2. a choice or pleasing bit of anything. Also, US, tidbit. {variant of tidbit} …

  • 47titbit — titbit, tidbit Titbit is the usual spelling in BrE and tidbit in AmE. The first element is probably derived from an English dialect word tid meaning ‘tender, nice, special’ …

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  • 48Bonne bouche — ; pl. {Bonnes bouches}. [F. bon, fem. bonne, good + bouche mouth.] A delicious morsel or mouthful; a tidbit. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 49Bonnes bouches — Bonne bouche Bonne bouche ; pl. {Bonnes bouches}. [F. bon, fem. bonne, good + bouche mouth.] A delicious morsel or mouthful; a tidbit. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 50Kickshaws — Kick shaws , n.; pl. {Kickshawses}[Corrupt. fr. F. quelque chose something, fr. L. qualis of what kind (akin to E. which) + suffix guam + causa cause, in LL., a thing. See {Which}, and {Cause}.] 1. Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery… …

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