small
small is a 5-letter English word with 24 senses as adverb, noun, transitive verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- superlative. 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.
- superlative. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
- superlative. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
- superlative. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
- superlative. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.
- adverb. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.
- adverb. Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
- noun. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
- noun. Smallclothes.
- noun. Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
- transitive verb. To make little or less.
- noun. a garment size for a small person
- noun. the slender part of the back
- adjective. made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
"her comments made me feel small"
- adjective. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
"a little dining room"
"a little house"
- adjective. limited in size or scope
"a small business"
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
- adjective. (of a voice) faint
"a little voice"
"a still small voice"
- adjective. lowercase
"little a"
"small a"
- adjective. not large but sufficient in size or amount
"a modest salary"
"modest inflation"
- adjective. slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
"a series of death struggles with small time in between"
- adjective. (of children and animals) young, immature
"what a big little boy you are"
"small children"
- adjective. have fine or very small constituent particles
"a small misty rain"
- adjective. low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"
"a lowly parish priest"
- adverb. on a small scale
"think small"
Synonyms
belittled, diminished, little, minor, modest, minuscule, humble, low, lowly
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in small:
Common word forms
smalls, smallen, smaller, smallest, smalling, smallness
Words from these letters
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