Definitions for SMALL
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Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. smallnoun

   the slender part of the back

2. smalladjective

   a garment size for a small person

3. small, littleadjective

   limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

   "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

4. minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedadjective

   limited in size or scope

   "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

5. little, smalladjective

   (of children and animals) young, immature

   "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

6. small(a)adjective

   slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope

   "a series of death struggles with small time in between"

7. humble, low, lowly, modest, smalladjective

   low or inferior in station or quality

   "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

8. little, minuscule, smalladjective

   lowercase

   "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

9. little, smalladjective

   (of a voice) faint

   "a little voice"; "a still small voice"

10. smalladjective

    have fine or very small constituent particles

    "a small misty rain"

11. modest, smalladjective

    not large but sufficient in size or amount

    "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"

12. belittled, diminished, smalladverb

    made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

    "her comments made me feel small"

13. smalladverb

    on a small scale

    "think small"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. smallnoun

   Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

2. smallnoun

   Underclothes.

3. smalladverb

   In a small fashion.

4. smalladjective

   Not large or big; insignificant; few in numbers or size.

5. smalladjective

   Young, as a child.

   Remember when the children were small?

6. smalladjective

   Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.

7. Etymology: From smal, from smæl, from smalaz, from (s)mal-. Cognate with smel, smal, schmal, små, malus, малый.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. SMALLadjective

   Etymology: small , Saxon; smal, Dutch; smaar, Islandick.

   1. Little in quantity; not great.

   For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. Is. liv. 7.

   Death only this mysterious truth unfolds,
   The mighty soul how small a body holds. John Dryden, Juven.

   All numeration is but still the adding of one unit more, and giving to the whole together a distinct name, whereby to distinguish it from every smaller or greater multitude of units. John Locke.

   The ordinary smallest measure we have is looked on as an unit in number. John Locke.

   The danger is less when the quantity of the fluids is too small, than when it is too great; for a smaller quantity will pass where a larger cannot, but not contrariwise. Arbuthnot.

   Good cooks cannot abide fiddling work: such is the dressing of small birds, requiring a world of cookery. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Slender; exile; minute.

   After the earthquake a fire, and after the fire a still small voice. 1 Kings xix. 12.

   Your sin and calf I burnt, and ground it very small, ’till it was as small as dust. Deutr. ix. 21.

   Those wav’d their limber fans
   For wings, and smallest lineaments exact. John Milton.

   Small grained sand is esteemed the best for the tenant, and the large for the landlord and land. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   3. Little in degree.

   There arose no small stir about that way. Acts xix. 23.

   4. Little in importance; petty; minute.

   Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? Gen.

   Narrow man being fill’d with little shares,
   Courts, city, church, are all shops of small wares;
   All having blown to sparks their noble fire,
   And drawn their sound gold ingot into wire. John Donne.

   Some mens behaviour is like a verse, wherein every syllable is measured: how can a man comprehend great matters that breaketh his mind too much to small observations? Francis Bacon.

   5. Little in the principal quality, as small beer; not strong; weak.

   Go down to the cellar to draw ale or small beer. Jonathan Swift.

2. Smallnoun

   The small or narrow part of any thing. It is particularly applied to the part of the leg below the calf.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   Her garment was cut after such a fashion, that though the length of it reached to the ancles, yet in her going one might sometimes discern the small of her leg. Philip Sidney.

   Into her legs I’d have love’s issues fall,
   And all her calf into a gouty small. John Suckling.

   His excellency, having mounted on the small of my leg, advanced forwards. Gulliver’s Travels.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Small

   having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river

2. Small

   being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business

3. Small

   envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean

4. Small

   not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space

5. Small

   weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud

6. Smalladverb

   in or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly

7. Smalladverb

   not loudly; faintly; timidly

8. Smallnoun

   the small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back

9. Smallnoun

   smallclothes

10. Smallnoun

    same as Little go. See under Little, a

11. Smallverb

    to make little or less

12. Etymology: [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. SMALL

   SMALL, Small Machine Algol Like Language, is a programming language developed by Dr. Nevil Brownlee of Auckland University.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Small

   smawl, adj. little in quantity or degree: minute: not great: unimportant: ungenerous, petty: of little worth or ability: short: having little strength: gentle: little in quality or quantity.—adv. in a low tone; gently.—ns. Small′-ale, ale with little malt and unhopped; Small′-and-earl′y (coll.) an informal evening-party.—n.pl. Small′-arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, &c., including all weapons that can be actually carried by a man.—n. Small′-beer, a kind of weak beer.—adj. inferior generally.—n.pl. Small′-clothes, knee-breeches, esp. those of the close-fitting 18th-century form.—ns. Small′-coal, coal not in lumps but small pieces; Small′-craft, small vessels generally.—n.pl. Small′-debts, a phrase current in Scotland to denote debts under £12, recoverable in the Sheriff Court.—n. Small′-hand, writing such as is ordinarily used in correspondence.—n.pl. Small′-hours, the hours immediately following midnight.—adj. Small′ish, somewhat small.—ns. Small′ness; Small′-pī′ca (see Pica); Small′pox, or Variola, a contagious, febrile disease, of the class known as Exanthemata, characterised by small pocks or eruptions on the skin; Smalls, the 'little-go' or previous examination: small-clothes; Small′-talk, light or trifling conversation.—n.pl. Small′-wares (see Ware).—In a small way, with little capital or stock: unostentatiously. [A.S. smæl; Ger. schmal.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. small

   The narrow part of the tail of a whale, in front of the flukes. Also, that part of the anchor-shank which is immediately under the stock.

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1. small

   Song lyrics by small -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by small on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SMALL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #179

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SMALL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #435

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SMALL' in Adjectives Frequency: #7

Anagrams for SMALL »

1. malls

How to pronounce SMALL?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SMALL in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SMALL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of SMALL in a Sentence

1. Vinny Green:

   We exist as a small scrappy team with a unique set of skills.

2. Jerome Dunn:

   True to DARPA's mission, EXACTO has demonstrated what was once thought impossible: the continuous guidance of a small-caliber bullet to target, this live-fire demonstration from a standard rifle showed that EXACTO is able to hit moving and evading targets with extreme accuracy at sniper ranges unachievable with traditional rounds. Fitting EXACTO's guidance capabilities into a small .50-caliber size is a major breakthrough and opens the door to what could be possible in future guided projectiles across all calibers.

3. Leah Millheiser:

   Thongs shouldn’t be painful, if you notice it’s there, it’s too small.

4. Lee Weiss:

   I would say that these are the biggest changes ever to the SAT, people talked a lot about the SAT changes in 2005. Those were really small compared to what we're seeing now.

5. State Department:

   Don't let the' grandmother with the scarves' persona fool Jared Kushner. She is a phenomenal and adept politician, she has lasted this long in no small part due to her bureaucratic maneuvering. This isn't just about what she knows about disease, or her experience. This is a shrewd and deft political veteran.

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