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.
- First he gathered a few small twigs and made a _very small_ fire.
- Drachma is the captain of the small fishing airship, 'Little Jack'.
- A small tree recognized by its _small round reddish brown buds_ and
- 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.
- But the Brewers don't particularly like the term "small market," and don't use it as a crutch.
- He prefers the term "small unmanned aircraft" to describe the two units his department is buying.
- The covers were removed -- two small soles (much _too small_ for three people), and a dish of potatoes.
- _Caution_: If the patient is an infant or small child, blow _small puffs_ of air into him about 20 times a minute.
- Children should be fed carefully, and but a small quantity at a time, being particular both for adults and children to use as little _liquid_ as possible; drink water in _small_ quantities, not very cold.
- If, therefore, I wish to say the small fires in the houseand I can do this in one wordI must form the word fire-in-the-house, to which elements corresponding to small, our plural, and the are appended.
- To form them use two very small coffeespoons or eggspoons, as the quenelles should not be larger than _small_ olives; butter the spoons slightly, and when formed drop each for one or two minutes into boiling pale-colored stock.
- Happy memories include, the small small bed that Rick had when we met . it was small . it was great ., the lack of hangers, the big screen TV that took my mind off of the past a lot of nights, the hamburgers and cheese and crazy nights of eating dinner at midnight . it was like being in college never alone and much activity.
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