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SOUPCON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A slight but appreciable amount
Example:
this dish could use a touch of garlic
Synonyms:
hint; jot; mite; pinch; soupcon; speck; tinge; touch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("soupcon" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soupcon"):
snuff (a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time)
