Definition of smal
1. small [ a ] limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Examples:
"a little dining room"
"a little house"
"a small car"
"a little (or small) group"
a small voice"
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
The brush moves up_and_down and is small enough to clean every dental surface , including the back of the teeth .
The unit consists_of a small motor that goes_on as_soon_as it is plugged_in .
In_addition , it is small enough to get_into crevices , jacket and crown margins , malposed anteriors , and the back_teeth .
The gap between the bookshelf and the record cabinet grows smaller with each new recording catalogue .
("Editorials"...)
If Nikita buys a small plot in some modest rural cemetery , everyone will understand .
Synonyms small little Related Terms large large smaller bantam bantam infinitesimal least bittie bitty slender smallish small-scale elfin miniature half-size undersize half-size lesser dwarf pocket-size micro fine minuscule pocket-size puny gnomish dinky size2. small [ a ] limited in size or scope
Examples:
"a small business"
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
"small-scale plans"
"a pocket-size country"
(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
In_spite_of the increase in numbers and prestige brought_about by the conversions of Newman and other Tractarians of the 1840 's and 1850 's , the Catholic segment of England one_hundred years ago was a very small one ( four per_cent , or 800000 ) which did not enjoy a gracious hearing from the general public .
Now , in 1961 , the Catholic population of England is still quite small ( ten per_cent , or 5 million ) ; yet it represents a very considerable percentage of the churchgoing population .
(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
La^utner , for his part , `` belonged_to the present-day race of small artists , who do not demand the utmost of themselves '' , and the bitter description of the type includes such epithets as `` wretched little poseurs '' , the devastating indictment `` they do not know how to be wretched decently and in_order '' , and the somewhat extreme prophecy , so_far not fulfilled : `` They will be destroyed '' .
(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)
The latter procedure gave_rise to a small active protein peak ( Region 1a ) between Regions 1 and 2 .
(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)
Some of the sinusoids contained large_numbers of nucleated red_cells , and cells of the granulocytic series were found in small numbers .
Synonyms small modest small-scale pocket-size pocket-sized minor Related Terms limited3. small [ a ] low or inferior in station or quality
Examples:
"a humble cottage"
"a lowly parish priest"
"a modest man of the people"
"small beginnings"
(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)
Claire felt suddenly small and cheap , heroine of a trivial episode in the voluminous history of Don_Juan .
Synonyms small humble lowly modest low Related Terms inferior4. small [ a ] of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
Examples:
"a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"
"peanut politicians"
(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)
Dozens of seemingly small matters go_wrong all_over the world .
Synonyms small little insignificant peanut Related Terms minor5. small [ a ] not fully grown
Examples:
"what a big little boy you are"
"small children"
(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
But fathers often addressed communications to their small children ; and these , full of homely advice , are among the most human and revealing of Civil_War letters .
(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)
A woman with a small boy slipped in between them .
(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)
I mean something more like Freud 's concept of the utility of `` play '' to a small child : he plays `` house '' or `` doctor '' or `` fireman '' as a way of mastering slightly frightening experiences , reliving them imaginatively until they are under control .
Synonyms small little Related Terms young6. small [ a ] too small to be seen except under a microscope
Used in print:(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)
These groups have varied widely from mere families , primitive , totemic groups , and small modern cults and sects , to the memberships of great denominations , and great , widely dispersed world religions .
Synonyms small microscopical microscopic Related Terms macroscopic subgross atomic subatomic7. small [ a ] not large but sufficient in size or amount
Examples:
"a modest salary"
"modest inflation"
"helped in my own small way"
8. small [ a ] (of a voice) faint
Examples:
"a little voice"
"a still small voice"
9. small [ a ] made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
Examples:
"her comments made me feel small"
10. small [ a ] lowercase
Examples:
"little a"
"small a"
"e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)
( Small wonder a Spokane jury awarded the husband $ 35823 for his wife 's death . )
Synonyms small minuscule little Related Terms lowercase11. small [ n ] the slender part of the back
Used in print:(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)
Kneeling , Cobb planted a sturdy knee in the small of his back , holding him pinned .
Synonyms small Related Terms body_part back12. small [ a ] contemptibly narrow in outlook
Examples:
"petty little comments"
"disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"
13. Small [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 556
Synonyms Small14. small [ r ] on a small scale
Examples:
"think small"
15. small [ a ] used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
Examples:
"a mean person"
"he left a miserly tip"
16. small [ a ] have fine or very small constituent particles
Examples:
"a small misty rain"
17. small [ a ] (archaic) slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
Examples:
"a series of death struggles with small time in between"
18. small [ n ] a garment size for a small person
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