dab vs small indefinite quantity

small indefinite quantity vs dab

dab and small indefinite quantity both are nouns.

dab is a verb but small indefinite quantity is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dab	Yes	No	Yes	No
small indefinite quantity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, small indefinite quantity is a hypernym of dab; that is, small indefinite quantity is a word with a broader meaning than dab:

dab: a small quantity of something moist or liquid
small indefinite quantity: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

Other hypernyms of dab include small indefinite amount.

dab (noun)	small indefinite quantity (noun)
a light touch or stroke	an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
a small quantity of something moist or liquid

dab (verb)	small indefinite quantity (verb)
to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil
hit lightly
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
to perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing

Difference between dab and small indefinite quantity

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