small
/smoːl/
noun/smɔːl/
/smɔl/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
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Meaning 2 · verb
To make little or less.
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Meaning 3 · verb
To become small; to dwindle.
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Meaning 4 · adjective
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
“A small group.”
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Meaning 5 · adjective
Young, as a child.
“Remember when the children were small?”
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Meaning 6 · adjective
(writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
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Meaning 8 · adjective
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
“a small space of time”
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Meaning 9 · adjective
Slender, gracefully slim.
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Meaning 10 · adverb
In a small fashion.
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Meaning 11 · adverb
In or into small pieces.
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Meaning 12 · adverb
To a small extent.
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Meaning 13 · adverb
In a low tone; softly.
How this word is used
- Everyday “A small group.”
- General “Remember when the children were small?”
- General “a small space of time”
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