A small, indefinite amount—for example, of butter: “I’ll put in just a ________ of butter.”
| DAB | 354 |
| PAT | 129 |
| BIT | 120 |
| SMIDGEN | 84 |
| SPECK | 74 |
| PINCH | 33 |
| TOUCH | 25 |
| LITTLE BIT | 21 |
| SLIVER | 19 |
| TINY BIT | 18 |
| NR | 14 |
| SMALL PIECE | 14 |
| DASH | 12 |
| MITE | 12 |
| SMEAR | 12 |
| WEE BIT | 12 |
| SLICE | 11 |
| LITTLE | 10 |
| TASTE | 10 |
| DOT | 8 |
| PATTY | 8 |
| PIECE | 8 |
| SMALL PAT | 7 |
| DROP | 6 |
| HUNK | 6 |
| LITTLE DAB | 6 |
| SLAB | 6 |
| TAB | 6 |
| TAD | 6 |
| TAT | 6 |
| LUMP | 5 |
| SMALL AMOUNT | 5 |
| SMIDGE | 5 |
| DOLLOP | 4 |
| LITTLE PAT | 4 |
| LITTLE PIECE | 4 |
| PAD | 4 |
| SMALL PORTION | 4 |
| SPOONFUL | 4 |
| SPOT | 4 |
| CHUNK | 3 |
| LITTLE PINCH | 3 |
| SMATTERING | 3 |
| SNITCH | 3 |
| SPOON | 3 |
| TAP | 3 |
| CHIP | 2 |
| CUBE | 2 |
| CUT | 2 |
| GOB | 2 |
| LITTLE SLAB | 2 |
| SCRAP | 2 |
| SMALL HUNK | 2 |
| SMUDGE | 2 |
| TINY PIECE | 2 |
| TRACE | 2 |
| BUNCH | 1 |
| BUTTER THE SIZE OF A WALNUT | 1 |
| DAB AND A HALF | 1 |
| DIBBLE | 1 |
| DITE | 1 |
| DOB | 1 |
| DRIBBLE | 1 |
| FLAKE | 1 |
| FRACTION | 1 |
| KNIFE-TIP | 1 |
| LEAST BIT | 1 |
| LITTLE CHUNK | 1 |
| LITTLE HUNK | 1 |
| LITTLE LUMP | 1 |
| LITTLE PATTY | 1 |
| LITTLE SLICE | 1 |
| LITTLE TASTE | 1 |
| LITTLE TAT | 1 |
| LUMP OF BUTTER | 1 |
| MIDGEN | 1 |
| ONE SLAB | 1 |
| PAP | 1 |
| PEABALL | 1 |
| SAMPLE | 1 |
| SCRUMPTION | 1 |
| SHAVING | 1 |
| SKIP | 1 |
| SLIGHT BIT | 1 |
| SLIP | 1 |
| SMALL BIT | 1 |
| SMALL GOB | 1 |
| SMALL LUMP | 1 |
| SMALL PATTY | 1 |
| SMALL QUANTITY | 1 |
| SMALL SMEAR | 1 |
| SMERGE | 1 |
| SMIDGET | 1 |
| SMITCH | 1 |
| SMOOGE | 1 |
| SNIP | 1 |
| SPRINCH | 1 |
| SWIG | 1 |
| TABLESPOONFUL | 1 |
| TEENY BIT | 1 |
| TINY PAT | 1 |
| TIP | 1 |
| TRIFLE | 1 |
| VERY SMALL AMOUNT | 1 |
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