Tidbits - English meaning

noun

A small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main course of a meal to stimulate one's appetite.

Usage examples:

The meal started off with an assortment of appetizers including mini egg rolls and fried mozzarella

noun

A small amount of food eaten before a meal or as the first part of it

noun

A small amount of food eaten before a meal

Usage examples:

At 6.30 everyone gathered for drinks and appetizers in the lounge.

verb

(of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something.

Usage examples:

He bit off a piece of cheese

noun

An act of biting something in order to eat it.

Usage examples:

Stephen ate a hot dog in three big bites

verb

To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

noun

An elaborate sweet dish or delicacy.

Usage examples:

A fruit confection

noun

A sweet food, especially one that is unusual or complicated

Usage examples:

This moist, beautifully decorated confection is perfect for a special birthday., she makes 25 varie…

noun

Something that has been created, especially something that has a lot of complicated details or decoration, or seems artificial or false

Usage examples:

She was wearing some sort of flouncy chiffon confection with frills blowing in the breeze., st basi…

adjective

Delicately small and pretty.

Usage examples:

A dainty lace handkerchief

noun

Something good to eat; a delicacy.

Usage examples:

Home-made breads, jams, and dainties

adjective

Small and attractive in a delicate way

Usage examples:

A dainty wrist/hand, dainty flowers

noun

Fineness or intricacy of texture or structure.

Usage examples:

Miniature pearls of exquisite delicacy

noun

Something esp. rare or expensive that is good to eat

Usage examples:

A dinner of vietnamese delicacies, we need to discuss a matter of some delicacy.

noun

Something especially rare or expensive that is good to eat

Usage examples:

Great delicacy in some parts of the world, sheep's eyes are considered a great delicacy.

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

Usage examples:

The furniture was very fancy

verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

Usage examples:

Do you fancy a drink?

noun

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

Usage examples:

This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

noun

A good or favoured person, especially a hero in a book, film, etc.

Usage examples:

With several hundred children it was quite a lively show, especially when the baddie crept up on th…

exclamation

Expressing childish delight.

Usage examples:

Goody, we can have a party

noun

(often as a title prefixed to a surname) an elderly woman of humble station.

Usage examples:

The tale of goody blake and harry gill

noun

A state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense.

Usage examples:

He lived a life of luxury

adjective

Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury.

Usage examples:

A luxury yacht

noun

Great comfort, esp. as provided by expensive and beautiful possessions, surroundings, or food, or something enjoyable and often expensive but not necessary

Usage examples:

[ u ] a life of luxury, [ u ] a luxury hotel, [ c ] having an extra bathroom was at first a luxury,…

verb

Take small bites out of.

Usage examples:

He nibbled a biscuit

noun

An act or instance of nibbling.

Usage examples:

I'm distracted by a nibble on my line

verb

To eat something by taking a lot of small bites

Usage examples:

[ t ] ben stopped nibbling his apple., [ i ] keep vegetables handy to nibble on., [ t ] fish were n…

adjective

(of food) belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet.

Usage examples:

Fresh pineapple is useful in savoury as well as in sweet dishes

noun

A savoury dish, especially a snack or appetizer.

Usage examples:

Refreshments include cakes and savouries

adjective

Savoury food is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste

Usage examples:

A savoury dish/sauce/flavour, savoury dumplings/pancakes, a pie can be sweet or savoury., that hote…

noun

A small amount of food eaten between meals.

Usage examples:

Not many people make it through to the evening meal without a snack

verb

Eat a snack.

Usage examples:

She likes to snack on yogurt

noun

A small amount of food, esp. when eaten between meals

noun

An item of confectionery or sweet food.

Usage examples:

He hurried back to his room like a schoolboy who has stolen a sweetmeat

noun

A small piece of sweet food, made of or covered in sugar

verb

Behave towards or deal with in a certain way.

Usage examples:

She had been brutally treated

noun

An event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure.

Usage examples:

He wanted to take her to the pictures as a treat

verb

Apply a process to with the aim of preparing for a purpose