Portion and Speck

Portion

Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.

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Speck and portion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Speck" instead a noun "Portion".

Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless

Speck noun - A very small amount.

Usage example: not a speck of explanation to accompany the book's pictures

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Portion and speck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Portion" instead a noun "Speck".

Nearby Words: specked, speckle, speckled, specking

insignificant	insignificant portion	insignificant speck
small	small portion	small speck
huge	huge portion	huge speck
tiny	tiny portion	tiny speck
Other adjectives: black, new, last.

The line "Now I'm caught between a dust speck and an incubating egg" has the same melody as a portion of "Lovely Ladies" from Les Misérables.

Source: Theatre / Seussical
The room Antimony moves into after her father returns is huge enough that four panels are devoted to Kat growing from a tiny speck as she travels the length of the unadorned corridor-like room to the tiny portion at the end that's actually being used.

Source: Unnecessarily Large Interior

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