There’s not a particle of evidence to support his story.
Synonyms and related words
Small amounts or pieces of something
bit
piece
fragment
2
sciencean extremely small piece of matter that is part of an atom, for example an electron, proton, or neutron
Synonyms and related words
Atoms and parts of atoms
alpha particle
anion
antiparticle
3
linguisticsan adverb or preposition used with a verb to form a phrasal verb. For example in the sentence ‘He quickly put on his clothes’, ‘on’ is a particle.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of adverbs
adv.
adverb
adverbial
particle
noun countable
US /ˈpɑrtɪk(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
God particlenoun
alpha particlenoun
particle physicsnoun
elementary particlenoun
subatomic particlenoun
particle acceleratornoun
Higgs particlenoun at Higgs boson
Word Forms
singular
particle
plural
particles
DEFINITIONS3
1
an extremely small piece or amount of something
dustparticles
particle of:
tinyparticles of food
There’s not a particle of evidence to support his story.
Synonyms and related words
Small amounts or pieces of something
bit
piece
fragment
2
sciencean extremely small piece of matter that is part of an atom, for example an electron, proton, or neutron
Synonyms and related words
Atoms and parts of atoms
alpha particle
anion
antiparticle
3
linguisticsan adverb or preposition used with a verb to form a phrasal verb. For example in the sentence “He quickly put on his clothes,” “on” is a particle.