Little
Little noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: there's just a little of the pie left
Nearby Word: littleness
Nip
Nip noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: I'll have just a nip of your sandwich
Both words in one sentence
- When Cindy comes back from Washington in the tenth episode of Good Girls Revolt, she smiles in the taxi and takes a nip from a little bottle of liquor she has in her handbag, indicating her Descent into Addiction.
Source: Quick Nip -
In Nip and Tuck, after your dreams have crashed and burned — why not let a little girl actually have a dance?
Source: A Friend in Need -
It turns out they only nip at them a little.
Source: The Catfish
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