1of a size that is less than normal or usual:the room was small and quietthe small hill that sheltered the house
not great in amount, number, strength, or power:a rather small amount of money
not fully grown or developed; young:as a small boy, he spent his days either reading or watching cricket
used of the first letter of a word that has both a general and a specific use to show that in this case the general use is intended:they are diehard conservatives, with a small c
2insignificant; unimportant:these are small points
(of a business or its owner) operating on a modest scale:a small farmer
archaic low or inferior in rank or position; socially undistinguished:at dinner, some of the smaller neighbours were invited
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into small pieces:cut the okra up small
in a small size:you shouldn’t write so small
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1British informal small items of clothing, especially underwear.
2 [treated as singular]West Indian a gratuity or small gift of money.
feel (or look) small
feel (or look) contemptibly weak or insignificant:they had succeeded in making him feel small
in a small way
on a small scale:in a small way his life has been improved
it is (or what) a small world
used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context:‘Fancy him being your solicitor. It’s a small world.’
no small ——
a good deal of ——:a matter of no small consequence
small is beautiful
used, especially in environmentalism, to express the belief that something small-scale is better than a large-scale equivalent.
[the title of a book by E. F. Schumacher (1973)]
the small of the back
the part of a person’s back where the spine curves in at the level of the waist.
small potatoes
informal something insignificant or unimportant:her business was small potatoes beside his empire
small profits and quick returns
the policy of a cheap shop which relies on low prices and a large turnover.
the small screen
television as a medium:his own career as an actor began on the small screen
small wonder
not very surprising:it’s small wonder that her emotions had see-sawed
