small
IPA: smˈɔɫ
noun
- (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured.
- (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
- (countable, rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
- A surname.
verb
- (obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
- (intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
adjective
- Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- Humiliated or insignificant.
- Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
- (figuratively, incomparable) Young, as a child.
- (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
- Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
- Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
- Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”)
- (archaic) Slender, gracefully slim.
- (especially clothing, food or drink) That is small (the manufactured size).
adverb
- In a small fashion
- In or into small pieces.
- (obsolete) To a small extent.
- (obsolete) In a low tone; softly.
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Examples of "small" in Sentences
- Subtract the small number from the larger.
- The moustache looks a bit small but the face seems possible.
- Drachma is the captain of the small fishing airship, 'Little Jack'.
- Generalization cannot take place with such a small number of samples.
- The vocal line is declamatory and uses a small number of high pitches.
- Three articles may be a bit on the small side, but hardly impermissible.
- At the turn of the 19th century, the flotilla was still small in numbers.
- Let the number of these small volumes in the room be large, say a trillion.
- In a small number of variants, the Banker knows the locations of the prizes.
- The number of stubs in the category on Apocryphal subjects is relatively small.