little
- noun
- /ˈlɪtəl/
- We only have a little time before the meeting starts.
Instead of a crystal ball, what she needs is a little, a few reference points.
- Instead of a crystal ball, what she needs is a little, a few reference points.
Examples
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Your people need a little bit of faith.
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She added a little extra cheese to the pizza for flavor.
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So you just take a little piece of hair.
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So here is a little bit of my plan.
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I was given this little job that I just could not do.
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But as I was walking back, I found a little snack.
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I'm going to leave you with a little background on Andrew Johnson.
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And here's just a little list of things.
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So you know, that's my little tour today.
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I brought a little kit of some small nuts and bolts.
Synonyms
A small piece or amount of something, for example food
A small amount of something
A small number of people or things
Ask someone to wait for a very short time
A small amount
Only a very small amount remains
A very small amount of something
A small amount of money in coins that is not worth much
A very small amount, like a tiny bit of salt
Almost nothing of value
A very small amount of something
A very small amount of something, often a liquid like a few drops
A tiny, not exact bit of something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A modest, joking way to talk about yourself when you get praise or attention
A peaceful small-town feeling with friendly neighbors like in old TV shows
- Informal
A small, disappointing thing that does not help enough
- Informal
A playful phrase that says another person or pet is welcome too
- Informal
To make decisions using feelings instead of careful thought
Compounds
An organized baseball and softball league for children with teams, games, and coaching
- Offensive
A man's sexual feelings or other emotions that make him act without thinking
A small group of stars in the northern sky east of Orion that contains the bright star Procyon
A group of seven stars that look like a small spoon in the northern sky with Polaris at its handle
- Literature
A girl in a famous fairy tale who meets a wolf while visiting her grandmother
- Offensive
A child who is spoiled because parents give them everything they want
A child between eight and twelve who plays on an organized youth baseball team
A 1876 battle in Montana where United States soldiers led by Custer lose to Sioux and Cheyenne warriors
- Literature
A soldier in green with no badge sent so a country can deny sending them
A young woman who seems unhappy or lonely even though she has a lot of money
An 1876 battle in Montana where General Custer's soldiers were defeated by Sioux and Cheyenne
- Literature
A person who panics about small problems and warns others without reason
A small brown flying animal common in North America that sleeps in houses and forests
A small animal like a rabbit that lives in rocky mountain areas in North America
A river in the western United States famous for the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn
A very small shiny black insect that lives in groups and often comes into houses for food
A river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana known for Custer's Last Stand
- Offensive
A person who follows orders without thinking, often in a large organization
- Offensive
A person who has narrow views about other countries and England's place in the world
- Specialized
A small low plant with short leafy stems and small round yellow orange flowers
A river in the north-central United States that starts in northeast Wyoming and joins the Missouri River in North Dakota
- Specialized
A letter used in old Slavic writing to show a vowel pronounced through the nose
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Little comes from the old English word lytel, which means 'small'. As a noun, 'a little' simply means a small amount or a short time, which follows the original idea of 'small'.