Small - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |smɔːl|  American pronunciation of the word small
Brit.  |smɔːl|  British pronunciation of the word small

noun

- the slender part of the back
- a garment size for a small person

adjective

- relatively moderate, limited, or small (syn: minor, modest, pocket-size, small-scale)
a small business
small-scale plans
- (of children and animals) young, immature (syn: little)
small children
- slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
a series of death struggles with small time in between
- low or inferior in station or quality (syn: humble, low, lowly, modest)
small beginnings
- lowercase (syn: little, minuscule)
small a
- (of a voice) faint (syn: little)
a still small voice
- have fine or very small constituent particles
a small misty rain
- not large but sufficient in size or amount (syn: modest)
helped in my own small way
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) (syn: diminished)
her comments made me feel small

adverb

- on a small scale
think small

Extra examples

They live in a small house.

A small glass of soda

She moved to a smaller town.

The toy is small enough to fit in my pocket.

This room is a little smaller than that one.

The movie was a small success.

There are still a few small details we have to deal with.

It's only a small mistake.

The change had only a small impact on the community.

These shirts are all smalls.

“What size ice-cream cones do you want?” “We'll take three larges and a small.”

It was very small of him not to tell me about the conference.

She felt small.

He has small Latin.

He drank a small whiskey.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: smaller
superlative: smallest
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