Ounce
Ounce noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Spot
Spot noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: had only a spot of stew for dinner, as he wasn't very hungry
Nearby Word: spotted
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Both words in one sentence
- The cops blatantly ignore the fact that Peter has a small body bag in the backseat and is not only covered head-to-toe in blood, but driving drunk, but when they discover Brian in possession of a quarter-ounce of pot, they arrest him on the spot and throw him in jail.
Source: Selective Enforcement
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Spot and Ounce. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ounce/spot
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