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small > 14 senses
ADJECTIVE1small, littleLimited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
2small, minor, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedLimited in size or scope
3small, humble, low, lowly, modestLow or inferior in station or quality
4small, littleNot fully grown
5small, microscopic, microscopicalToo small to be seen except under a microscope
6small, modestNot large but sufficient in size or amount
7small, little(of a voice) faint
8smallSlight or limited
9small, belittled, diminishedMade to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
10small, little, minusculeLowercase
11smallHave fine or very small constituent particles
ADVERB1smallOn a small scale
NOUN1smallThe slender part of the back
2smallA garment size for a small person
small > pronunciation
Soundssmao'l
Rhymesalbuterol, all, appall, and 93 more rhymes in aol at the HyperDic website...
small > adjective 1
MeaningLimited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
Examples"a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice"
Synonymslittle
Attribute ofsize
Similarbantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck; bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy; dinky; dwarfish; elfin, elflike; gnomish; half-size; infinitesimal, minute, microscopic; least, littlest, smallest; lesser; micro; miniature; minuscule, miniscule; pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable; puny, runty, shrimpy; slender, slim; smaller, littler; smallish; small-scale; undersize, undersized
See alsoshort
Contrarylarge, big
small > adjective 2
MeaningLimited in size or scope.
Examples"a small business"; "small-scale plans"
Synonymsminor, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized
Similar tolimited
small > adjective 3
MeaningLow or inferior in station or quality.
Examples"small beginnings"
Synonymshumble, low, lowly, modest
Similar toinferior
small > adjective 4
MeaningNot fully grown.
Examples"small children"
Synonymslittle
Similar toyoung, immature
small > adjective 5
MeaningToo small to be seen except under a microscope.
Synonymsmicroscopic, microscopical
Similaratomic, atomlike, minute; subatomic; subgross
Contrarymacroscopic, macroscopical, large
small > adjective 6
MeaningNot large but sufficient in size or amount.
Examples"helped in my own small way"
Synonymsmodest
Similar tomoderate
small > adjective 7
Meaning(of a voice) faint.
Examples"a still small voice"
Synonymslittle
Similar tosoft
small > adjective 8
MeaningSlight or limited. Especially in degree or intensity or scope.
Examples"a series of death struggles with small time in between"
Similar tolittle
Usagearchaism, archaicism
small > adjective 9
MeaningMade to seem smaller or less (especially in worth).
Examples"her comments made me feel small"
Synonymsbelittled, diminished
Similar todecreased, reduced
small > adjective 10
MeaningLowercase.
Examples"small a"
Synonymslittle, minuscule
Similar tolowercase
small > adjective 11
MeaningHave fine or very small constituent particles.
Examples"a small misty rain"
Similar tofine
small > noun 1, body
MeaningThe slender part of the back.
Part ofback, dorsum
Broaderbody part
small > noun 2, attribute
MeaningA garment size for a small person.
Broadersize
small > adverb
MeaningOn a small scale.
Examples"think small"
Contrarybig

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