nugget

noun

ˈnə-gət How to pronounce nugget (audio)
Definition of nuggetnext
1
as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food nuggets of beef in the chow mein fried chicken nuggets

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2
as in chunk
a small uneven mass a nugget of gold

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3
as in speck
a very small piece a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case

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Recent Examples of nugget Jurassic World Canteen also serves a tray of dinosaur chicken nuggets arranged around a mashed potato volcano, flooded with barbecue sauce lava, and ringed with charred broccoli trees. — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 30 June 2026 Jeff Johnson, a pastor and podcaster, shared the budget-friendly order in a social media video, saying his family skips individual meals and orders a 30-count nugget tray and a few buttered buns instead. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The popular brand previously worked with McDonald’s in 2023, selling its characters standing atop chicken nugget containers, exclusively in Asia. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 If 2026 was the appetizer for the Socceroos, then 2030 should have Mount Kosciuszko-high expectations — there’s a little Down Under geography nugget for you — for what is served as the entrée. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nugget
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nugget
  1. mouthful
  2. chunk
  3. speck
  4. bite
  5. hunk
  6. bit
  7. taste
  8. clump
Noun
  • But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.
    — Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • But cases are on the rise as more people report symptoms such as hives, diarrhea and itchiness after eating as little as a mouthful of meat and — in some cases — dairy.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Definition of mouthful
Noun
  • Add oak chunks in a smoker box or foil packet with ventilation holes.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Instead of a monthly check, every American would be given an account containing a chunk of equity invested in a broad portfolio.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of chunk
Noun
  • New York State created a Law, for an instant speck of time, going back many decades, in order to wrongfully ‘nab’ me.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of speck
Noun
  • At a charge, guests may also book a cute Patina Osaka wagon, packed with chairs, cuddly blankets, bites, and drinks for a bucolic picnic in the park.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • The reception reportedly offered multiple bars and food stations, which featured bites such as sushi and Italian cuisine.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of bite
Noun
  • His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The actor is also well-aware of Almanzo’s heartthrob status — hey, someone in Walnut Grove had to be the town hunk!
    — Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Definition of hunk
Noun
  • This pacing problem extends to subplots like the Henry-in-a-coma bit.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Scientists pointed out that the abrasion bit the rover used to expose the rocks was sterilized before launch and has cut into other rocks across Jezero without ever producing a G-band this strong.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
Definition of bit
Noun
  • The second film was a bit too bloated for my tastes and one that didn’t add much to what came before.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • These insights from local chefs offer visitors an authentic taste of each host city's unique culinary identity.
    — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of taste
Noun
  • Remove sticks, rocks, clumps, and other debris from the soil that can impede growth.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • Now the players were clumps of broken petals on grass.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
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