Толковый словарь английского языка - small
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal ~, Greek mēlon ~ domestic animal Date: before 12th century 1. having comparatively little size or slight dimensions, lowercase , 2. minor in influence, power, or rank, operating on a limited scale, lacking in strength , 4. little or close to zero in an objectively measurable aspect (as quantity, amount, or value), made up of few or little units, 5. of little consequence ; trivial , insignificant , humble , modest , limited in degree, 7. mean , petty , reduced to a humiliating position, ~ish adjective ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. adverb Date: before 12th century in or into ~ pieces, without force or loudness , in a ~ manner, III. noun Date: 14th century a part ~er and especially narrower than the remainder , 2. ~-sized products, ~clothes
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adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, strength, or power. 4 not much; trifling (a small token; paid small attention). 5 insignificant; unimportant (a small matter; from small beginnings). 6 consisting of small particles (small gravel; small shot). 7 doing something on a small scale (a small farmer). 8 socially undistinguished; poor or humble. 9 petty; mean; ungenerous; paltry (a small spiteful nature). 10 young; not fully grown or developed (a small child). --n. 1 the slenderest part of something (esp. small of the back). 2 (in pl.) Brit. colloq. small items of laundry, esp. underwear. --adv. into small pieces (chop it small). Phrases and idioms feel (or look) small be humiliated; appear mean or humiliated. in a small way unambitiously; on a small scale. no small considerable; a good deal of (no small excitement about it). small arms portable firearms, esp. rifles, pistols, light machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, etc. small beer 1 a trifling matter; something unimportant. 2 weak beer. small-bore (of a firearm) with a narrow bore, in international and Olympic shooting usu. .22 inch calibre (5.6 millimetre bore). small capital a capital letter which is of the same dimensions as the lower-case letters in the same typeface minus ascenders and descenders, as THIS. small change 1 money in the form of coins as opposed to notes. 2 trivial remarks. small circle see CIRCLE. small claims court Brit. a local tribunal in which claims for small amounts can be heard and decided quickly and cheaply without legal representation. small craft a general term for small boats and fishing vessels. small fry 1 young children or the young of various species. 2 small or insignificant things or people. small hours the early hours of the morning after midnight. small intestine see INTESTINE. small letter (in printed material) a lower-case letter. small mercy a minor concession, benefit, etc. (be grateful for small mercies). small potatoes an insignificant person or thing. small print 1...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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