| Small |
superl. |
Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river. |
| Small |
superl. |
Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business. |
| Small |
superl. |
Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded;
sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. |
| Small |
superl. |
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. |
| Small |
superl. |
Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. |
| Small |
adv. |
In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. |
| Small |
adv. |
Not loudly; faintly; timidly. |
| Small |
n. |
The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back. |
| Small |
n. |
Smallclothes. |
| Small |
n. |
Same as Little go. See under Little, a. |
| Small |
v. t. |
To make little or less. |
| Smallage |
n. |
A biennial umbelliferous plant (Apium graveolens) native of the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes celery. |
| Smallclothes |
n. pl. |
A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches. |
| Smallish |
a. |
Somewhat small. |
| Smallness |
n. |
The quality or state of being small. |
| Smallpox |
n. |
A contagious, constitutional, febrile disease characterized by a peculiar eruption; variola. The cutaneous eruption is at first a collection of papules which become vesicles (first flat, subsequently umbilicated) and then pustules, and finally thick crusts which slough after a certain time, often leaving a pit, or scar. |
| Smalls |
n. pl. |
See Small, n., 2, 3. |
| Smallsword |
n. |
A light sword used for thrusting only; especially, the sword worn by civilians of rank in the eighteenth century. |
| Smally |
adv. |
In a small quantity or degree; with minuteness. |
