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Definition: Meaning of, small in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / smɔːl /

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small smaller smallest
  1. size not large in size or amount
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  2. not important a small problem, job, mistake etc is not important or does not have a large effect [=  minor]
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  3. no small degree/achievement/task etc a large degree, achievement etc
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  4. young a small child is young
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  5. small business/firm/farmer etc a business that does not involve large amounts of money or does not employ a large number of people
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  6. letter small letters are letters in the form a, b, c etc rather than A, B, C etc [=  lower case]
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  7. conservative with a small 'c'/democrat with a small 'd' etc informal someone who believes in the principles you have mentioned, but does not belong to an organized group or political party
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  8. voice a small voice is quiet and soft
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  9. look/feel small to seem or feel stupid, unimportant, or ashamed
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  10. (it's a) small world especially spoken used to express surprise when you unexpectedly meet someone you know or find out that someone has an unexpected connection to you
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  11. a small fortune a large amount of money
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  12. small change coins of low value
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  13. be thankful/grateful for small mercies/favours to be pleased that a bad situation is not even worse
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  14. the small hours British English the early morning hours, between about one and four o'clock
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  15. small arms guns that you hold with one or both hands when firing them
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  16. something is small potatoes British English informal used to say that someone or something is not important, especially when compared to other people or things
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  1. the small of your back the lower part of your back where it curves
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  2. smalls [plural] British English old-fashioned informal underwear
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small used in phrases

  • Small Business Administration (noun)
    1. an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts
  • Small Magellanic Cloud (noun)
    1. the smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere
  • by small degrees (adverb)
    1. by a short distance
  • in small stages (adjective)
    1. one thing at a time
  • small ad (noun)
    1. an advertisement put in a newspaper by someone who wants to buy or sell something [=  want ad American English]
  • small beer (noun)
    1. something of small importance
  • small boat (noun)
    1. a boat that is small
  • small businessman (noun)
    1. a businessman who runs a business employing less than 100 people
  • small calorie (noun)
    1. unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
  • small cane (noun)
    1. small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
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relative
Pronunciation: ˈrɛlətɪv
Parts of Speech: noun
a member of your family [=  relation]
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