1. A small fragment; a piece broken off from a larger object; SYN. bit, piece, fragmen, shard.
2. The act of chipping something; SYN. chipping, splintering.
3. A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat; SYN. crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip.
4. A small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling; SYN. poker chip.
5. A small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit; SYN. microchip, micro chip, silicon chip.
6. (Golf) A low running approach shot; SYN. chip shot.
7. A piece of dried dung; SYN. cow chip, buffalo chip.
8. (Nautical) A triangular piece of wood attached to the end of a log line.
ETYM French fraction, Latin fractio a breaking, from frangere, fractum, to break. Related to Break.
1. A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process.
2. A small piece or item forming part of a whole.
3. The quotient of two rational numbers.
ETYM Old Fren. morsel, French morceau, Late Lat. morsellus, a dim. from Latin morsus a biting, bite, from mordere to bite; prob. akin to Eng. smart. Related to Smart, Morceau, Mordant, Muse, Muzzle.
1. A small amount of solid food; a mouthful; SYN. bit, bite.
2. A small quantity of anything.
Sip; bite; quantity which fills the mouth
The quantity that can be held in the mouth.
ETYM Old Eng. pece, French pičce, Late Lat. pecia, petia, petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. w. peth a thing, a part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. and Irish cuid part, share. Related to Petty.
(Homonym: peace).
1. A separate part of a whole.
2. A serving that has been cut from a larger portion; SYN. slice.
3. An instance of some kind; SYN. bit.
4. An item that is an instance of some type; or.
5. An artistic or literary composition.
6. A distance.
7. An object created by a sculptor.
ETYM Old Eng. scrappe, from Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. Related to Scrape.
1. A small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
2. A fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
3. A remnant; any part or piece not needed in the completion of a task.