| NOUN | substance | particle, atom, molecule, corpuscle, mote, speck | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
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| object | particle, subatomic particle | a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | |
| communication | particle | a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs |
| Sounds | paa'rtahkahl; paa'rtihkahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. | |
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| Synonyms | atom, molecule, corpuscle, mote, speck | |
| Narrower | chylomicron | A microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion |
| flyspeck | A tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly | |
| grain | A relatively small granular particle of a substance | |
| grinding | Material resulting from the process of grinding | |
| identification particle | A tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture | |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
| Catalan | bocí, espurna, mica, partícula | |
| Spanish | partícula, pizca | |
| Meaning | A function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs. | |
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| Broader | function word, closed-class word | A word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning / meaning |
| Catalan | partícula | |
| Spanish | partícula | |