small

[ UK /smˈɔːl/ ]
[ US /ˈsmɔɫ/ ]

ADJECTIVE

relatively moderate, limited, or small
a small business
a pocket-size country
small-scale plans
a newspaper with a modest circulation
(of children and animals) young, immature
what a big little boy you are
small children
have fine or very small constituent particles
a small misty rain
not large but sufficient in size or amount
modest inflation
helped in my own small way
a modest salary
low or inferior in station or quality
a humble cottage
a modest man of the people
a lowly parish priest
small beginnings
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
a little dining room
a small car
a little house
a little (or small) group
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
her comments made me feel small
(of a voice) faint
a still small voice
a little voice
slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
a series of death struggles with small time in between
lowercase
little a
e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters
small a

NOUN

ADVERB

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How To Use small In A Sentence

Country pursuits on offer include sheep-racing, woodcarving with chainsaws, small-bore rifle-shooting, wool-spinning, bee demonstrations, candle-making and ferret-racing.
His eyes were fixed on a small house in the middle distance.
Someone who really wanted to stop unsanctioned immigration would begin here, by busting the small contractors who employ these workers on a contingent basis.
They sneak forward to climb up the small gap between the lorry 's cab and trailer. The Sun
My hand came into contact with a small lump.
These small exquisitely carved ivory figurines come in an almost limitless variety.
A few fields have the remains of small sunken stone dwellings, intimate as those at Skara Brae.
Small businesses have been hit hard / hard hit by the recession.
Cppd crystals are smaller rods, squares, or rhomboids and are difficult to identify with light microscopy.
The area of domination and control that affected me the longest isn't limited to just my small church. Christianity Today