small
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
small/smɔːl/
▶adjective
- 1 of a size that is less than normal or usual.
- 2 not great in amount, number, strength, or power.
- 3 not fully grown or developed; young.
- 4 (of a business or its owner) operating on a modest scale.
- 5 insignificant; unimportant.
- 6 archaic (of a person) low or inferior in rank or position.
- 1 into small pieces.
- 2 in a small manner or size.
– phrases
feel (or look) small feel (or look) contemptibly weak or insignificant.
the small of the back the part of a person's back where the spine curves in at the level of the waist.
the small screen television as a medium.
feel (or look) small feel (or look) contemptibly weak or insignificant.
the small of the back the part of a person's back where the spine curves in at the level of the waist.
the small screen television as a medium.
– derivatives
smallish adjective,
smallness noun.
smallish adjective,
smallness noun.
– origin OE smæl, of Gmc origin.
'small' also found in these Oxford entries:
abomasum
- açai
- acara
- acarine
- accentor
- accessory
- accommodation ladder
- achene
- achondrite
- acicular
- acinus
- ackers
- aconite
- adder
- adipose fin
- Adonis blue
- Advent calendar
- adzuki
- aerodrome
- Affenpinscher
- African violet
- aglet
- agnolotti
- agogo
- agora
- aiguillette
- aileron
- airbrick
- ait
- allseed
- all-terrain vehicle
- alula
- alveolus
- alyssum
- amazon ant
- ambrosia beetle
- amount
- amphioxus
- ampoule
- amulet
- amuse-gueule
- anchovy
- ancylostomiasis
- and
- Andorran
- angel's trumpet
- angwantibo
- annulet
- anoa
- anole
