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small meaning

EN[smɔːl] [-ɔːl] [smɔl] [smɑl]
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  • Small means of little size.
  • Small may also refer to:
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    Definition of small in English Dictionary

  • NounPLsmallsSUF-all
    1. Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
      1. (Britain, in the plural) Underclothes.
      2. VerbSGsmallsPRsmallingPT, PPsmalled
        1. OBS VT To make little or less.
          1. VI To become small; to dwindle.
          2. AdjectiveCOMsmallerSUPsmallest
            1. Not large or big; insignificant; few in numbers or size.
              1. Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
            2. (figuratively) Young, as a child.
              1. Remember when the children were small? ‎
            3. (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
              1. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
                1. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
                  1. a small space of time
              2. AdverbCOMsmallerSUPsmallest
                1. In a small fashion.
                  1. In or into small pieces.
                    1. OBS To a small extent.
                    2. More Examples
                      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
                        • One side of the wall had the foam egg crating attached with room for a small person to crawl inside.
                        • Moreover, the autozooids in the two small colonies available from Atlantis Seamount are disordered, and additional avicularia may grow on the frontal shield along the lateral interzooidal sutures.
                        • Males castrated at birth are smaller (Field et al., 1997a ), and females ovariectomized at birth are larger than their intact male and female counterparts (Field et al., 2004 ).
                      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
                        • Small patch of nonenhancement was also noted in the long head of the rectus femoris.
                        • Small cell signaling molecules like astakines play a role in hemocyte proliferation [68 ,69 ].
                        • Smaller flowers such as chionodoxa are better under shrubs where they can create great pools of blue.
                      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
                        • I was hoping that, by volunteering at this refuge, I could make a difference, however small.
                        • She had to chew up the food for him because his teeth are too small.
                    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
                      1. Adjectives
                        • Adverbs
                          • Nouns
                            • Countable nouns
                            • Verbs
                              • Intransitive verbs
                                • Transitive verbs
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                              Source: Wiktionary

                              Meaning of small for the defined word.

                              Grammatically, this word "small" is an adjective. It's also an adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.
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