small
/smˈɔl/
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Definitions
Adjective
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
Adjective Satellite
limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
Adjective Satellite
(of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
Adjective Satellite
slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope; "a series of death struggles with small time in between"
Adjective Satellite
low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
Adjective Satellite
lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings''s poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
Adjective Satellite
(of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
Adjective Satellite
have fine or very small constituent particles; "a small misty rain"
Adjective Satellite
not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
Adjective Satellite
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
Adverb
on a small scale; "think small"
Noun
the slender part of the back
Noun
a garment size for a small person