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Shred vs Morsel - What's the difference?

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Shred is a related term of morsel.


As nouns the difference between shred and morsel

is that shred is a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip while morsel is a small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.

As a verb shred

is to cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.

shred

English

(wikipedia shred)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • shreds of tanned leather
  • In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount.
    • There isn't a shred of evidence to support his claims.
    (Shakespeare)

    Synonyms

    * See also .

    Related terms

    * screed

    Verb

  • To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.
    • (Chaucer)
  • *
  • (obsolete) To lop; to prune; to trim.
  • (snowboarding) To ride aggressively.
  • (bodybuilding) To drop fat and water weight before a competition.
  • (music, slang) To play very fast (especially guitar solos in rock and metal genres).

    • Derived terms

    * shredder

    References

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    morsel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
  • A very small amount.
  • * 2008 , Pamela Griffin, New York Brides , Barbour Publishing Inc. (2008), ISBN 9781597899840, page 70:
    • Didn't even a morsel of decency remain in his brother?

    Synonyms

    * See also .

    Derived terms

    * morselize, morselization

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