pinch
noun/pɪntʃ/
Frequency rank: #5,633 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a small amount of something held between the finger and thumb.
Example sentence
Just add a small pinch of salt to the soup and it will taste much better.
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