morceau — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chunk noun A thick, irregular piece or lump of something.
- hunk noun A large, thick piece of something.
- lump noun A solid piece or mass of something without a definite shape.
- morsel noun A small piece or amount of food, or more generally, a tiny bit of something.
- piece noun A part of something larger, especially one that can be separated from the rest.
- split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.
- wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.
Senses
morceau is used for these senses in English:
- chunk A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
- hunk A large or dense piece of something.
- lump A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
- morsel A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
- piece A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- split A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
- wedge A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
chunk — full definition
- noun A thick, irregular piece or lump of something.
- noun A large or significant portion of something, such as time or money.
- noun A discrete segment of data, such as part of a file or a stream, transferred or processed as one unit.
- verb To break something into large pieces.
- verb To throw something, especially carelessly.
hunk — full definition
- noun A large, thick piece of something.
- noun (informal) A muscular, attractive man.