small
nouns
the slender part of the back
adjectives
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
"a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
limited in size or scope
"a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
is derived from
(of children and animals) young, immature
"what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
"a series of death struggles with small time in between"
is similar to
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
"little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"
low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
lowercase
"little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
have fine or very small constituent particles
"a small misty rain"
is similar to
of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
"wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
not large but sufficient in size or amount
"a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
is derived from
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
"her comments made me feel small"
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