A small spot of a different colour or substance to that of the material or surface upon which it appears; a minute mark or discoloration…

Modified by a definite article, demonstrative, possessive, or other determiner. With restrictive relative clause or in a nominal relative clause.

A certain part, portion, amount, or share (of some thing, quality, etc.); frequently, a small part or amount, a slight trace.

A little.

A small portion or quantity (of); a trifle. Cf. little, pron. n.3.

Of material and immaterial things: a small quantity or amount. Frequently with of.

The action or an act of lapping; so much as may be taken up thus; a lick, smack, taste. Also figurative.

As a count noun. A small quantity or amount; a little piece, a morsel. Cf. in (also by) smalls at phrases 2. Now Scottish (rare).

A small quantity or portion; a moderate or limited amount. (Often modified by little, small, tiny.) Of food, drink, or the like.

A little, a small amount.

Chiefly with of. A small piece, amount, or quantity of something; a discrete portion, a drop, a bit. Also figurative with abstract nouns, as spot of b…

A very little space, time, or amount; a very little; ‘a bit’.

A handful; a small quantity.

A small number or company (of people or things); a small quantity or amount; a few. Formerly frequently depreciative.

A quantity that fills the mouth; as much or as many (of something) as a mouth will hold or take in at one time. Also: a small quantity (of…

A mere tasting. rare.

A small quantity.

Scottish. In early use: a small (specified) quantity of grain. Later: a grain; (also figurative) a small quantity of anything, a modicum. Cf. curn, n.…

As much as a halfpenny will purchase; hence, a very small quantity.

As much as is bought or sold for a groat. Also figurative a small amount.

figurative (of 2 and 3.) = drachm, n. 3.

A quantity sufficient to fill a shell; figurative a small quantity.

A falling or flowing drop; a tear; a small quantity of liquid; a small fitful stream.

A small amount or portion (†taken hurriedly); a mere fragment or disconnected piece.

A small quantity or amount. Frequently with modifying word indicating the amount. Also with modifying word (as liberal, generous, good, etc.)…

A mark in the skin; a blemish, freckle, spot; also, a sore or abrasion of the skin.

A small amount, piece, or portion, a little bit (of something). every snip, every bit.

A small number, amount, or portion of anything; a small or sparing allowance, share, or allotment; a small proportion of a whole.

An act of licking. Hence quasi-concrete a small quantity, so much as may be had by licking; also lick-up. a lick of goodwill (Scottish), ‘a small…

A quantity held, scooped, or transferred using a single finger, or grasped between two fingers or between a finger and thumb; (hence) a small…

A small quantity or portion; a moderate or limited amount. (Often modified by little, small, tiny.) gen. (chiefly of immaterial things).

As much as a thimble will hold; hence, a small quantity, esp. of wine or spirits; a dram; also figurative of something immaterial.

A small piece; ? a dash or sprinkling.

A small quantity (of something) thrown into or mingled as a qualifying admixture with something else; an infusion, touch, tinge. Usually figurative.

(Usually in forms peep, peepe.) figurative. A small amount or degree. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).

A small or indefinite quantity or amount (of something); a little, a bit, a few. Usually in partitive construction, frequently without of.

figurative. A small quantity; a very little. (Cf. grain, n.1 9.)

figurative. A little, ‘a little bit’.

A mere tasting, a small quantity, of liquor; a mouthful. Also figurative.

Scottish and English regional (northern). A small amount of something; a grain, particle; a pinch; a portion. Cf. starnie, n. 2. Now rare.

A small portion or quantity, a little (of anything material or immaterial). Also applied to complete objects, viewed as portions or samples of a…

A recognizable portion; just enough to be perceived; a little. Scottish and northern dialect.

A small or insignificant amount of something; a jot, a shred. Now British regional.

gen. A small piece; a particle or morsel (of anything); in quot. 1722 adverbially = ‘a bit’, a little.

Chiefly north-eastern. A small amount of something; = starn, n. 2. Now rare.

As the type of something small, valueless, or negligible. Frequently Australian in later use.

A small quantity, a scraping (of anything). Also figurative.

A small amount; a small fragment; the slightest bit. Usually in neg. contexts.

Small quantities.

U.S. colloquial. A small amount, degree, or extent.

Originally Scottish. Chiefly with of. Something which is small, constrained, inconsiderable, or inadequate; a small quantity or amount of something.

= thimbleful, n.

Chiefly with a and followed by of. A tiny amount of something; a little bit; the least amount. Chiefly U.S. and British regional.

Chatter; aimless talk. Also in extended use.

colloquial (chiefly Scottish). A small quantity or amount, esp. of alcohol; a ‘taste’.

slang or dialect. A small amount or quantity.

A small amount, number, or quantity; spec. a small quantity of goods taken by an employee from an employer, either with or without permission.

Shetland. A particle, a fraction; a modicum, a small amount.

slang. A small quantity; a drop.

plural. Small particles sputtered out or emitted with some force and noise.

A small quantity or amount, a little scrap.

A very little; a small amount. Frequently in a titch, used adverbially: slightly, somewhat, a little. Cf. touch, n. 24.

A small amount; frequently used adverbially in the expression a tad, a little, slightly.

A little, a small amount; frequently used adverbially in the expression a skosh, slightly, somewhat.

A small amount or number.