Definitions for Small

Small small

Spelling: [smawl]
IPA: /smɔl/

Small is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 50 anagrams from letters in Small (allms).

Definitions for Small

noun

  1. something that is small:
  2. a small or narrow part, as of the back.
  3. those who are small:
  4. smalls, small goods or products.
  5. smalls, British. underclothes. household linen, as napkins, pillowcases, etc.
  6. smalls, British Informal. the responsions at Oxford University.
  7. smalls, Mining. coal, ore, gangue, etc., in fine particles.

Idioms

  1. feel small, to be ashamed or mortified:

adverb

  1. in a small manner:
  2. into small pieces:
  3. in low tones; softly.

adjective

  1. of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little:
  2. slender, thin, or narrow:
  3. not large as compared with others of the same kind:
  4. (of letters) lowercase (def 1).
  5. not great in amount, degree, extent, duration, value, etc.:
  6. not great numerically:
  7. of low numerical value; denoted by a low number.
  8. having but little land, capital, power, influence, etc., or carrying on business or some activity on a limited scale:
  9. of minor importance, moment, weight, or consequence:
  10. humble, modest, or unpretentious:
  11. characterized by or indicative of littleness of mind or character; mean-spirited; petty:
  12. of little strength or force:
  13. (of sound or the voice) gentle; with little volume.
  14. very young:
  15. diluted; weak.

Origin of Small

before 900; Middle English smale (adj., noun, and adv.), Old English smæl; cognate with Dutch smal, German schmal

Examples for Small

Obulus, (plural Oboli)—A small coin, about the value of a penny.

Inside the guild, men in caps and long gowns sit in twos, weaving together in small rooms.

Something like fluoride, which is too small for normal filters, yanks away that feeling of agency.

Over the seat is a mirror cut into small squares by wooden muntins.

It was seen by a small delegation of star-struck prelates and dignitaries who later described the film as “moving.”

And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “small Fry,” har har.

He caught but two fish, and they were so small that he decided not to offer them for sale.

So small was it that to have gone a few feet to either side would have been to miss it.

She's one of the build that aren't so big as they look, nor yet so small as they look.

The judges who handle arraignments at criminal court in all five boroughs have a small fraction of their usual caseloads.

Word Value for Small
Scrable

7

Words with friends

10

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