crumbs

NOUN

tiny bit, morsel

Synonyms

STRONG

atom dab dash dram drop grain iota jot mite ounce particle pinch scrap seed shred sliver smidgen snippet speck

WEAK

soupçon

Antonyms

STRONG

glob lot

Example Sentences

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The cookies Theo had come in to steal didn’t even exist; the tins in my room are all crumbs.

From Literature

And this is not the time for soft, sandy Italian crumbs that disappear into paste.

From Salon

Without comment she confiscated my sad bowl of bran crumbs and handed it to me.

From Literature

Let them sizzle lightly in the fat before the crumbs go in; that’s how the spices bloom.

From Salon

They can be traced almost entirely back to Banks’ individual refusal to help or protect the young women who thought she would share a few crumbs of her success with them.

From Salon