small

small: I UK [smɔːl] / US [smɔl] adjective
Word forms "small":
adjective small comparative smaller superlative smallest
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1) not large in size, amount, or number

These shoes are too small for me.

A small number of people have complained about the noise.

Last year's rise in unemployment was the smallest in the last five years.

I'd rather work for a smaller company.

2)

a) not very important or difficult

Can you do me a small favour?

I noticed a few small mistakes in your essay.

b) limited

Today's meeting was a small but important step towards achieving our goals.
in a/some small way:
I'd like to help, even if it's only in a small way.

3) not worth a lot of money, or not involving a lot of money

Joan gave me a small gift for my birthday.

a new mutual fund that is ideal for small investors

4) small children are very young

5) small letters are written using the small form of the letter, for example "a", "b", "c" etc.

6) a small voice or sound is quiet

a small sigh

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feel/look small — to feel or look ashamed or unimportant, especially because of something that someone has said or done

He's the sort of person who enjoys making other people look small.

(it's a) small world — spoken used for showing that you are surprised when you meet someone who you know unexpectedly, or when you discover that someone knows the same people as you do or has been to the same places as you have

- with a small c etc

See:

fortune, wonder II

Derived words:
small
UK / US adverb
Write small so that everything will fit on one page.

smallness
UK [ˈsmɔːlnəs] / US [ˈsmɔlnəs] noun uncountable
II UK [smɔːl] / US [smɔl] noun
- the small of your back

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Synonyms:

Little, diminutive, tiny, puny / Little, minute, microscopic, molecular, atomic, corpuscular, fine / Petty, trifling, trivial, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant / Slender, scanty, paltry, moderate / Feeble, weak, faint, slight / Mean, sordid, selfish, illiberal, ungenerous, narrow, narrow-minded, base, unworthy / Shallow, unintelligent, unintellectual, ungifted, stolid, dull, feeble-minded, petty, insignificant, inferior / Weak

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Small — can refer to the following:* Something very gracious * Something of low size. * Minuscule, or lower case, is the small form (case) of a letter * SMALL, an ALGOL like programming language * A term to describe smaller aircraft for purposes of air… … Wikipedia
small — small, little, diminutive, petite, wee, tiny, teeny, weeny, minute, microscopic, miniature can all mean conspicuously below the average in magnitude, especially physical magnitude. Small (opposed to large) and little (opposed to big, great) are… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Small — (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Small — ist der Familienname von: Aaron Small (* 1971), US amerikanischer Baseballspieler Albion Woodbury Small (1854–1926), US amerikanischer Soziologe Brendon Small (* 1976), US amerikanischer Schauspieler und Musiker Chris Small (* 1973), schottischer … Deutsch Wikipedia
small — [smôl] adj. [ME smal, narrow, slender < OE smæl, akin to Ger schmal, narrow < IE base * (s)mēlo , smaller animal: see MAL ] 1. little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size 2. a) little… … English World dictionary
Small-C — es una especificación para un subconjunto del lenguaje de programación C, conveniente para microcomputadores limitados en recursos y para sistema embebidos. También se refiere a la implementación de ese subconjunto de instrucciones. Originalmente … Wikipedia Español
small — [smɔːl ǁ smɒːl] adjective 1. not large in size or amount: • Boeing doesn t make a small, 100 seat plane. • The recent fare increases are small. • For a small fee, we can sell your shares for you. 2. unimportant or easy to deal with: • The company … Financial and business terms
small — O.E. smæl slender, narrow, small, from P.Gmc. *smalaz (Cf. O.S., Dan., Swed., M.Du., Du., O.H.G. smal, O.Fris. smel, Ger. schmal narrow, Goth. smalista smallest, O.N. smali small cattle, sheep ), perhaps from a PIE root * (s)melo smaller animal … Etymology dictionary
small — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of less than normal or usual size. 2) not great in amount, number, strength, or power. 3) not fully grown or developed; young. 4) insignificant; unimportant. 5) (of a business or its owner) operating on a modest scale. ► NOUN… … English terms dictionary
small — 〈[smɔ:l] Abk.: S〉 klein (als Kleidergröße) [engl.] * * * small [smɔ:l ] <indekl. Adj.> [engl. small = klein]: klein (als Kleidergröße; Abk.: S). * * * Small [smɔːl], 1) Adam, südafrikanischer Schriftsteller, * Wellington ( … Universal-Lexikon
Small — Small, adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. [Obs.] I wept but small. Chaucer. It small avails my mood. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous] [1913 Webster] You may speak as small … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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