A small, indefinite amount—for example, of cream: “I’ll take just a ________ of cream in my coffee.”
| DROP | 302 |
| DAB | 156 |
| SMIDGEN | 119 |
| DASH | 79 |
| TINY BIT | 55 |
| BIT | 51 |
| LITTLE BIT | 50 |
| SPOT | 44 |
| SPECK | 37 |
| TOUCH | 35 |
| PINCH | 28 |
| WEE BIT | 23 |
| SQUIRT | 18 |
| LITTLE | 13 |
| MITE | 13 |
| DOLLOP | 12 |
| FEW DROPS | 12 |
| DRIP | 10 |
| SMIDGE | 10 |
| SPOONFUL | 10 |
| TAD | 9 |
| TEENY BIT | 9 |
| LITTLE CREAM | 8 |
| DIP | 7 |
| DROP OR TWO | 7 |
| TASTE | 7 |
| DRIBBLE | 6 |
| NR | 6 |
| SIP | 5 |
| NIP | 4 |
| SMALL AMOUNT | 4 |
| SMALL BIT | 4 |
| SNITCH | 4 |
| SHOT | 3 |
| TEASPOONFUL | 3 |
| DRIZZLE | 2 |
| DROP AND A DRIBBLE | 2 |
| HAIR | 2 |
| LITTLE DAB | 2 |
| LITTLE DROP | 2 |
| LITTLE PINCH | 2 |
| LITTLE TASTE | 2 |
| SMITCH | 2 |
| SOUPCON | 2 |
| TAP | 2 |
| TEASPOON | 2 |
| THIMBLEFUL | 2 |
| VERY LITTLE | 2 |
| BLOB | 1 |
| COUPLE OF DROPS | 1 |
| DOSE | 1 |
| DRIB | 1 |
| DRIP OR TWO | 1 |
| DRIP-DROP OR TWO | 1 |
| HELPING | 1 |
| IOTA | 1 |
| ITSY-BIT | 1 |
| JIGGER | 1 |
| LITTLE DIP | 1 |
| LITTLE OF CREAM | 1 |
| LITTLE TAT | 1 |
| MERE DROP | 1 |
| MIDGEN | 1 |
| MOUTHFUL | 1 |
| ONE DROP OR TWO DROPS | 1 |
| PEEWEE SIZE | 1 |
| SAMPLE | 1 |
| SKIMPTION | 1 |
| SKOSH | 1 |
| SMALL DIP | 1 |
| SMALL PIECE | 1 |
| SMALL PORTION | 1 |
| SMIDERN | 1 |
| SMIDGEN BIT | 1 |
| SMIDGET | 1 |
| SMITCHEN | 1 |
| SMITHER | 1 |
| SMITHEREEN | 1 |
| SMITHERIN | 1 |
| SMOODGEN | 1 |
| SNINCH | 1 |
| SNIP | 1 |
| SNIT | 1 |
| SNITCHEN | 1 |
| SNORT | 1 |
| SPLASH | 1 |
| SPLATTERING | 1 |
| SPOON | 1 |
| SQUIDGEN | 1 |
| SQUIRT OF CREAM | 1 |
| SUGGESTION | 1 |
| SUSPICION | 1 |
| SWALLOW | 1 |
| SWUP | 1 |
| TEENSY BIT | 1 |
| TEENY LITTLE BIT | 1 |
| TETCH | 1 |
| THUMB | 1 |
| TINY DROP | 1 |
| TRACE | 1 |
| TRICKLE | 1 |
| TWINKLE | 1 |
| WEE DROP | 1 |
| WEE NIP | 1 |
| WHISKER | 1 |
| ZIP | 1 |
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