Mote
Mote noun - A very small piece.
Usage example: there's not a mote of dirt in that woman's house
Pinch
Pinch noun - An instance of theft.
How words are described
| small | small mote | small pinch |
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Pinch and Mote. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mote/pinch
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