driblet

driblet
Synonyms and related words:
ace, atom, bit, dab, dole, dot, dram, dribble, droplet, dwarf, farthing, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, globule, gobbet, grain, granule, groat, hair, handful, iota, jot, little, little bit, minim, minimum, minutiae, mite, modicum, molecule, mote, nutshell, ounce, particle, pebble, pinch, pittance, point, scrimption, scruple, smidgen, smitch, speck, spoonful, spot, thimbleful, tiny bit, tittle, trifling amount, trivia, whit

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  • driblet — 1590s, dim. of DRIB (Cf. drib) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • driblet — [drib′lit] n. [dim. of DRIB] a small amount; bit [to pay one s debts in driblets] …   English World dictionary

  • Driblet — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Driblet (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on driblet instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/driblet …   Wikipedia

  • Driblet — Dribblet Drib blet, Driblet Drib let, n. [From {Dribble}.] A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets. [1913 Webster] When made up in dribblets, as they could, their best… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • driblet — noun Date: 1630 1. a trifling or small sum or part 2. a drop of liquid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • driblet — /drib lit/, n. 1. a small portion or part. 2. a small or petty sum. Also, dribblet. [1590 1600; obs. drib (v.) (see DRIBBLE) + LET] * * * …   Universalium

  • driblet — noun a) a small portion or part. b) a small or petty sum …   Wiktionary

  • driblet — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mite, morsel, droplet; see bit 1 , drop 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A quantity of liquid falling or resting in a spherical mass: drop, droplet, globule. See DRY …   English dictionary for students

  • driblet — drib·let || drɪblɪt n. drop; small amount; leak …   English contemporary dictionary

  • driblet — noun 1》 a thin stream or small drop of liquid. 2》 a small or insignificant amount. Origin C16: from obs. drib (see dribble) + let …   English new terms dictionary

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