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Small

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Noun

1. small

the slender part of the back

2. small

a garment size for a small person

Adjective

3. little, small

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Example Sentences:
'a little dining room'
'a little house'
'a small car'
'a little (or small) group'

4. minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale

limited in size or scope

Example Sentences:
'a small business'
'a newspaper with a modest circulation'
'small-scale plans'
'a pocket-size country'

5. little, small

(of children and animals) young, immature

Example Sentences:
'what a big little boy you are'
'small children'

6. small

slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope

Example Sentences:
'a series of death struggles with small time in between'

7. humble, low, lowly, modest, small

low or inferior in station or quality

Example Sentences:
'a humble cottage'
'a lowly parish priest'
'a modest man of the people'
'small beginnings'

8. little, minuscule, small

lowercase

Example Sentences:
'little a'
'small a'
'e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters'

9. little, small

(of a voice) faint

Example Sentences:
'a little voice'
'a still small voice'

10. small

have fine or very small constituent particles

Example Sentences:
'a small misty rain'

11. modest, small

not large but sufficient in size or amount

Example Sentences:
'a modest salary'
'modest inflation'
'helped in my own small way'

12. belittled, diminished, small

made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

Example Sentences:
'her comments made me feel small'

Adverb

13. small

on a small scale

Example Sentences:
'think small'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Small

see synonyms of small
adjective
1. 
comparatively little; limited in size, number, importance, etc
2. 
of little importance or on a minor scale
a small business
3. 
lacking in moral or mental breadth or depth
a small mind
4. 
modest or humble
small beginnings
5. 
of low or inferior status, esp socially
6. 
(of a child or animal) young; not mature
7. 
unimportant, trivial
a small matter
8. 
not outstanding
a small actor
9. 
of, relating to, or designating the ordinary modern minuscule letter used in printing and cursive writing
Compare capital1 (sense 13), See also lower case
10. 
lacking great strength or force
a small effort
11. 
in fine particles
small gravel
12. obsolete
(of beer, etc) of low alcoholic strength
adverb
13. 
into small pieces
you have to cut it small
14. 
in a small or soft manner
15.  feel small
noun
16.  the small
17. 
a small slender part, esp of the back
18. (plural) informal, mainly British
items of personal laundry, such as underwear

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Small

see synonyms of small
adjective
1. 
little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size
2. 
a. 
little in quantity, extent, numbers, value, duration, etc.
a small income
b. 
of slight intensity; of limited degree or scope
c. 
consisting of relatively few units; numerically low
3. 
of little importance or significance; trivial
4. 
young
a book for small children
5. 
having relatively little investment, capital, etc.
a small business
6. 
small-minded; mean; petty
7. 
a. 
of low or inferior rank; ordinary; not notable
b. 
modest or humble
8. 
gentle and low; soft
said of sound or the voice
9. 
diluted; light; weak
small ale
10. 
lowercase
adverb
11. 
in small pieces
12. 
in a low, faint tone; softly
13. 
in a small manner
noun
14. 
the small or narrow part
the small of the back
15.  [pl.]
small things or articles collectively
16.  [pl.]; British, Informal
a.  Archaic
smallclothes
b. 
underclothes

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Small

see synonyms of small
adj. small·er, small·est
1.
a. Being below average in size: a small car.
b. Being below average in quantity or extent: a small donation; a small project.
2. Limited in importance or significance; trivial: a small matter.
3. Having limited position, influence, or status; minor: "A crowd of small writers had vainly attempted to rival Addison" (Thomas Macaulay).
4. Unpretentious; modest: made a small living; helped the cause in my own small way.
5. Not fully grown; very young: a small child.
6. Narrow in outlook; petty: a small mind.
7. Having been belittled; humiliated: Their comments made me feel small.
8. Diluted; weak. Used of alcoholic beverages.
9. Lacking force or volume: a small voice.
10. Lowercase: Type the password in small letters.
adv.
1. In small pieces: Cut the meat up small.
2. Without loudness or forcefulness; softly.
3. In a small manner.
n.
1. A part that is smaller or narrower than the rest: the small of the back.
2. smalls
a. Small things considered as a group.
b. Chiefly British Small items of clothing.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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