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smallsmall /smɔl/ adjective 1 not large in size (adjectives)► small
not large in size:
  • It is easier to drive a small car in the city.
  • These shoes are too small for me.
  • A small woman with straight dark hair was in the kitchen.
    • ► little
    small in size:
  • The little boy was walking home from school.
  • The cake was decorated with little flowers.
    • ➔ Little is often used with other adjectives to describe someone or something small, and shows that you like the person or thing: What a cute little kitten! | They bought a nice little house near the beach.
    ► tiny
    very small:
  • Have you seen her apartment? It is tiny.
  • He touched the tiny fingers of the baby.
    • ► low
    not high, or not far above the ground. You use low about things such as mountains or walls:
  • The kids built a low wall around the sandcastle.
    • ► miniature
    much smaller than the usual size. You use miniature especially about things that are made to look just like something larger:
  • The children made miniature houses out of cardboard.
    • ► compact
    small, but comfortable, convenient, or easy to carry:
  • The kitchen in the apartment was perfect - compact but with everything we needed.
  • I want a compact camera that will fit easily in my pocket.
    • ► minute
    very small and difficult to see:
  • Many larger fish eat these minute shrimp.
    • ► microscopic
    extremely small and impossible to see without a scientific tool called a microscope:
  • Your body contains trillions of microscopic cells, for example skin cells or blood cells.
    • ► minuscule
    extremely small, especially in a way that seems surprising:
  • Compared to its adult size, a newborn kangaroo is minuscule.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see big (1), big (2) ➔ see Describing Size, Describing Places    2 not large in amount or number (adjectives)► small
    not large in amount or number:
  • Only a small number of people came to the meeting.
  • The water contained small quantities of dangerous chemicals.
    • ► low
    small in amount, or less than the usual amount. Low is used especially about prices, rents, and levels:
  • People on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay for gas.
  • It is a safe neighborhood, and the crime rate is low.
    • ► tiny
    a tiny amount or number is very small:
  • Millions of people buy lottery tickets, but only a tiny number of them ever win anything.
    • ► minuscule
    extremely small, especially in a way that seems surprising:
  • The risks of flying are minuscule compared to the risks of driving.
    • ► minute
    a minute amount is extremely small, and often so small that it makes very little difference to something:
  • The amount of blood on her shoe was minute, but scientists were still able to say that it belonged to the murdered man.
    • ► meager
    very small in amount and much less than you need. You use meager to talk about food or things relating to money:
  • Her meager earnings as a cleaner are barely enough to feed her family.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see big (3)    3 not important or not having a large effect (adjectives)► small
    not important or not having a large effect:
  • We may have to make a few small changes.
  • There is only a small difference between the two prices.
    • ► slight
    small and not very important or noticeable:
  • The doctor says there has been a slight improvement in her condition.
  • There was a slight smile on his face.
    • ► little
    little means the same as slight but sounds more informal:
  • Nick gave a little nod of his head.
  • The program has had little effect on poverty in the area.
    • ► minor AWL
    not important enough or serious enough to worry about:
  • We have made some minor changes to the schedule.
    • ► superficial
    not serious or important and not having much effect on the way something works:
  • Fortunately her injuries were not serious - they were just superficial cuts and bruises.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see big (4), important (1)ADVERBS: smallYou can make the adjectives slight and superficial into adverbs by using an -ly ending: The doctor says her condition has improved slightly. | The building was only superficially damaged in the earthquake.    4 to become smaller (verbs)► get smaller
    to become less large in size or amount:
  • Computers are getting smaller, faster, and more powerful all the time.
  • My family drove away, and I watched as their car got smaller and smaller.
    • ► shrink
    to get smaller. Use shrink especially about clothes that become smaller when you wash them in hot water or dry them in a hot dryer:
  • Do you think this sweater will shrink if I wash it?
    • ➔ You can also use shrink to talk about numbers or amounts that get smaller, especially when you do not want them to. This meaning is used especially in journalism: States will have to cut many programs as their budgets continue to shrink.
    ► shrivel also shrivel up
    if something shrivels, it becomes smaller because it is dry or old. Use shrivel especially about something such as a plant or a fruit:
  • Eventually the grapes will shrivel and become raisins.
  • The plants were beginning to shrivel up in the heat.
    • ► contract AWL
    contract means the same as get smaller, but sounds more formal and is used especially in science or business:
  • Metal contracts as it cools.
  • The economy has contracted by 3% since last year.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see increase1 (1), grow (1) ➔ see decrease2
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