Dab
Dab noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: she added a dab of sesame oil to the dressing before pouring it on the salad
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| little | little dab | little touch |
Both words in one sentence
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Subverted in Big, when Susan tries to get Josh to touch her by leaving a dab of mustard at the corner of her mouth, but being fabulously Genre Blind to romance tropes, he merely points out the mustard and never tries to clean it himself, even when she pretends not to know where it is.
Source: Romance-Inducing Smudge
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Touch and Dab. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/touch
Dab & Touch. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/touch>.
Touch or Dab. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/touch.
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