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 Chicken nuggets were held below proper hot holding temperature. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 McDonald’s Spicy Chicken McNuggets are breaded in a spicy tempura coating that contains a blend of aged cayenne and chili peppers, giving the nuggets the perfect spicy kick. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026 Burger King wants customers to offer their comments on the new nuggets. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Also, nuggets can be an add-on for orders and increase check size. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 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
  • Across the cove, less than a hundred yards away, another beaver swam to its lodge, also with a mouthful of sticks.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mouthful
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  • The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.
    — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And the applicant agreed to put the biggest chunk of the design — initially pitched as around 230 apartments on the property’s southern half — on ice.
    — Mark Dee August 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of chunk
Noun
  • Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pulse a few times, until crumbs range in size from specks to peas.
    — Leah Eskin, Midwest Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of speck
Noun
  • The lawsuit further alleged that Trader Joe’s put its crustless PB&Js peanut in packaging that too closely resembled the coloring of an Uncrustables box and featured a similar photograph of a sandwich with a bite taken out of one side.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout the night, creatives grazed on light bites from Goop Kitchen—the teriyaki salmon hand rolls were a crowd favorite—and bopped to the tunes from DJ Mariko.
    — Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bite
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  • In practice, a black-and-white hunk of metal sprinting into a wall looks silly.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Others are stewed with aromatics and oil to make a riotous take on XO sauce, funky and inky and complex, which gilds the hunks of squash under their corny beurre blanc.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunk
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  • But the tricky bit is doing so without eviscerating Congress’ regulatory powers across a lot of different dimensions, including criminal law, that the justices may also think important.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The terrific new album was played in its entirety during the middle portion of Squeeze’s set and evoked a little bit of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds in some spots.
    — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of bit
Noun
  • Other chefs from across the country, including Gregory Gourdet of Kann in Portland, Oregon, and Annie Shi and Jess Shadbolt of Dean’s in New York City, also will bring a taste of their food to the event.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Still, Zuckerberg’s taste in property suggests the castle’s acreage may be the real draw.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of taste
Noun
  • This one grows in 3-foot-tall clumps that are soft blue-green in spring and early summer, changing to shades of orange, red and purple in fall.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Dig up the clump and cut the spreading root system into sections.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of clump

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“Nugget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nugget. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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