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drop
The act of falling; descent:
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  1. The act of falling; descent:
  2. A drop curtain.
  3. A trace or hint:
pinch
An emergency situation:
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  1. An emergency situation:
  2. Difficulty or hardship:
  3. An amount that can be held between thumb and forefinger:
mite
A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.
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  1. A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.
  2. Any of a large subclass (Acari) of tiny, sometimes microscopic, arachnids often parasitic upon animals, insects, or plants, or infesting prepared foods, including many species that transmit diseases
  3. Any of various very small arachnids of the subclass Acari that often live as parasites on other animals or plants. Like ticks and unlike spiders, mites have no division between the cephalothorax and abdomen.
bit
A brief amount of time; a moment:
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  1. A brief amount of time; a moment:
  2. (Informal) A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior:
  3. A small portion, degree, or amount:
crumb
(Slang) A worthless, disgusting, or despicable person
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  1. (Slang) A worthless, disgusting, or despicable person
  2. Any bit or scrap
  3. A very small piece broken off something; small particle or bit, esp. of bread, cake, etc.
dab
One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
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  1. One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
  2. (US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
  3. A small, soft or moist bit of something
dash
A gift or tip offered to get better service
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  1. A gift or tip offered to get better service
  2. In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.
  3. A small quantity of something added
dot
A point put above or below a note to show that it is staccato
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  1. A point put above or below a note to show that it is staccato
  2. In Morse and similar codes, the short sound or signal used in combination with the dash and silent intervals to represent letters, numbers, or punctuation.
  3. (Music) A point after a note or rest, increasing its time value by one half
dram
A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to116 of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams).
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  1. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to116 of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams).
  2. A random-access memory chip that must be recharged continually in order for stored data to be retained
  3. A small amount; a bit:
drop
A trace or hint:
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  1. A trace or hint:
  2. Anything that drops or is used for dropping or covering something, as a drop curtain or piece of theater scenery, a drop hammer, or a trapdoor
  3. A thing like a drop in shape or size, as a pendent earring or a small piece of candy
fragment
(Grammar) A sentence fragment.
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  1. (Grammar) A sentence fragment.
  2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit:
  3. The part that exists of a literary or other work left unfinished
grain
A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united:
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  1. A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united:
  2. A small particle of something, such as salt, pollen, or sand.
  3. A tiny bit; slightest amount
iota
The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι)
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  1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι)
  2. A bank account that earns interest and pays it to a third party, generally a charity; the principal is typically being held in escrow by the accountholder.
  3. A very small amount; a bit:
jot
A trifling amount; the smallest bit
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  1. A trifling amount; the smallest bit
  2. The smallest bit; iota.
minim
The smallest unit of liquid measure, equal to160 fluid dram or about half a drop (0.0616 milliliter): the British and Canadian imperial minim equals160 of an imperial fluid dram or 0.0592 milliliter
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  1. The smallest unit of liquid measure, equal to160 fluid dram or about half a drop (0.0616 milliliter): the British and Canadian imperial minim equals160 of an imperial fluid dram or 0.0592 milliliter
  2. A unit of fluid measure, as:
  3. An insignificantly small portion or thing.
mite
A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.
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  1. A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.
  2. Any of various very small arachnids of the subclass Acari that often live as parasites on other animals or plants. Like ticks and unlike spiders, mites have no division between the cephalothorax and abdomen.
  3. Bit
modicum
A small amount; bit
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  1. A small amount; bit
molecule
The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms; a group of like or different atoms held together by chemical forces.
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  1. The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms; a group of like or different atoms held together by chemical forces.
  2. A small particle; a tiny bit.
ort
(Now Chiefly Dial.) A scrap or fragment of food left from a meal
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  1. (Now Chiefly Dial.) A scrap or fragment of food left from a meal
  2. A small scrap or leaving of food after a meal is completed.
  3. A scrap; a bit.
ounce
Any small amount
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  1. Any small amount
  2. A unit of weight in the US Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 437.5 grains (28.35 grams).
  3. A tiny bit:
particle
(Physics) A body whose spatial extent and internal motion and structure, if any, are irrelevant in a specific problem.
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  1. (Physics) A body whose spatial extent and internal motion and structure, if any, are irrelevant in a specific problem.
  2. (Linguistics) An uninflected item that has grammatical function but does not clearly belong to one of the major parts of speech, such as up in He looked up the word or to in English infinitives.
  3. A very small or the smallest possible amount, trace, or degree:
scrap
Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.
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  1. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.
  2. A small piece; bit; fragment; shred
  3. A bit of something written or printed; brief extract
scruple
A very small quantity, amount, or part
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  1. A very small quantity, amount, or part
  2. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action:
  3. A feeling of hesitancy, doubt, or uneasiness arising from difficulty in deciding what is right, proper, ethical, etc.; qualm or misgiving about something one thinks is wrong
shred
A long, narrow strip or piece made by cutting or tearing
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  1. A long, narrow strip or piece made by cutting or tearing
  2. A very small piece or amount; fragment; particle
speck
A very small bit; particle
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  1. A very small bit; particle
  2. A tiny amount; a bit:
tittle
A surname​.
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  1. A surname​.
  2. A dot or other small mark used as a diacritic
  3. The tiniest bit; an iota.
trifle
A particular kind of pewter.
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  1. A particular kind of pewter.
  2. A small amount or degree; bit
  3. Something of little value or importance; trivial thing, idea, etc.; paltry matter
whit
The least bit; an iota:
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  1. The least bit; an iota:
  2. The least bit; jot; iota
spot
A flaw or defect, as in character or reputation; something blameworthy; fault
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  1. A flaw or defect, as in character or reputation; something blameworthy; fault
  2. A small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch, etc.
  3. (Chiefly British) A small amount; a bit:
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  • Paul Dawkins was only a smidgen more pleasant than his elder brother as Dean, lugging the heavy monitor, passed him entering the parlor.

  • The key is get just enough technology to match your needs, and then add a smidgen of new features that you may be using in the future as your business needs change.

  • While I admit more than a smidgen of curiosity about what we were undertaking, I felt uncomfortable being at odds with our hosts.

  • smidgen of common sense along with a little intuition.

  • Or even a tiny, little, smidgen of a bit?

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