small
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1.0
- adjective
- /smɔl/
:
pequeño
- The small boy held his mother's hand tightly as they crossed the street.
- a small child
So for when we're, when we're small babies, isolation is death.
- So for when we're, when we're small babies, isolation is death.
- You know, the fact that often playing with small children is extremely boring.
- We can't undo the injustices done to small kids set up chimney stacks.
- The beheading of small children just because.
- Vivek, why do you think Ramesh is so small and not growing properly?
- All of us, all of us needed and wanted as small, small children to be seen.
- And I understood that I'm just small kids comparing to him.
- She was very small and purple and she's a monster.
Examples
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In the mirror I see her face, her small dark eyes.
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Also, yes, I'm seeing a small boy running around the house.
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You have to remember how small she is at the moment.
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So that will prevent small animals from from coming in.
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- But did you see how small his hands are?
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You repeat the experiment with a small child both ways.
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Ahead of us, women in shawls and small children are picking up coal along the road.
Academic text (2011) -
I began engaging in interreligious dialogue as a very small child, and it has framed my entire life.
Academic text (2015) -
Veins collapse, opening like the small fists of sleeping children.
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I admit he's small, but he's very compact and extremely strong.
Synonyms
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Idioms
- Informal
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5.5
An important person in a small group who has more power than elsewhere
A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people
Compounds
- Canadian
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2.8
A person who owns or runs a small company with fewer than 100 employees
- Specialized
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3.4
A long narrow tube between the stomach and large bowel that digests food and takes in nutrients
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3.9
Part of the United States government that helps small businesses with loans and advice
- Specialized
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7.0
A company or stock with a small market value, often under one billion dollars
- Specialized
Amount of heat that raises one gram of water by one degree Celsius at normal air pressure
- US
A grass like reeds that grows in wet places like marshes, often in the southern United States
- Specialized
A letter that looks like a big letter but is the height of a small letter used for emphasis
- Slur
A rude word for someone, often a man, who acts loud and angry to hide low confidence
- Specialized
A very serious cancer made of small round cells that grows and spreads quickly in the lungs
A small animal like a cat that is active at night and lives in Southeast Asian forests
- Specialized
A common way to connect a computer to devices like printers or hard drives
An activity of searching for and shooting small wild animals and birds for food or sport
- Specialized
A small irregular galaxy near the Milky Way that you can see from the Southern Hemisphere
- Offensive
A man who acts overly aggressive to hide feeling weak or less important
- Specialized
A small plant that comes back each year with white daisy-like flowers
- Specialized
A baby who is much smaller and lighter than usual for their pregnancy length
- Specialized
A large European tree with small dark green leaves grown for its shade and beauty
- Specialized
Very small bits of dirty matter in the air that come from smoke and engines and can harm people's health
How Young
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Etymology
Small comes from an old German word smal meaning 'narrow' or 'thin'. Young animals and children are small because they are not fully grown yet, so the old idea of being less in size helps explain this use.