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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  SMALL
       
          1. Functional, lazy, untyped.
       
          ["SMALL - A Small Interactive Functional System",
          L. Augustsson, TR 28, U Goteborg and Chalmers U, 1986].
       
          2. A toy language used to illustrate denotational
          semantics.
       
          ["The Denotational Description of Programming Languages",
          M.J.C. Gordon, Springer 1979].

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Small \Small\ (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. Smaller; superl.
     Smallest.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow,
     OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal,
     Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats;
     cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To compare
              Great things with small.              --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or
        importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a
        small fault; a small business.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; --
        sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of
              interesting the greatest man.         --Carlyle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short;
        as, after a small space. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. ``A still,
        small voice.'' --1 Kings xix. 12.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Great and small,of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially
        of persons. ``His quests, great and small.'' --Chaucer.
  
     Small arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction
        from cannon.
  
     Small beer. See under Beer.
  
     Small coal.
        (a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires.
            --Gay.
        (b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the
            coarser parts by screening.
  
     Small craft (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a
        small size.
  
     Small fruits. See under Fruit.
  
     Small hand, a certain size of paper. See under Paper.
  
     Small hours. See under Hour.
  
     Small letter. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See
        Lower-case, and Capital letter, under Capital, a.
  
     Small piece, a Scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or
        about 41/2cents.
  
     Small register. See the Note under 1st Register, 7.
  
     Small stuff (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest
        kinds of rope. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
     Small talk, light or trifling conversation; chitchat.
  
     Small wares (Com.), various small textile articles, as
        tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --M`Culloch.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Small \Small\, n.
     1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the
        leg or of the back.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] --Hood. Dickens.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. pl. Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Small \Small\, v. t.
     To make little or less. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Small \Small\, adv.
     1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little;
        slightly. [Obs.] ``I wept but small.'' --Chaucer. ``It
        small avails my mood.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You may speak as small as you will.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Small \Small\, adv.
     1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little;
        slightly. [Obs.] ``I wept but small.'' --Chaucer. ``It
        small avails my mood.'' --Shak.
  
     2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous]
  
              You may speak as small as you will.   --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Small \Small\, n.
     1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the
        leg or of the back.
  
     2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] --Hood. Dickens.
  
     3. pl. Same as Little go. See under Little, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Small \Small\, v. t.
     To make little or less. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Small \Small\ (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. Smaller; superl.
     Smallest.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow,
     OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal,
     Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats;
     cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
     1. 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.
  
              To compare Great things with small.   --Milton.
  
     2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or
        importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a
        small fault; a small business.
  
     3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; --
        sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
  
              A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of
              interesting the greatest man.         --Carlyle.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  small
       adj 1: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude
              or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house";
              "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small
              voice" [syn: little] [ant: large, large]
       2: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper
          with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a
          pocket-size country" [syn: minor, modest, small-scale,
           pocket-size, pocket-sized]
       3: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage";
          "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people";
          "small beginnings" [syn: humble, low, lowly, modest]
       4: not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small
          children" [syn: little]
       5: too small to be seen except under a microscope [syn: microscopic,
           microscopical] [ant: macroscopic]
       6: not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest
          salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
          [syn: modest]
       7: (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
          [syn: little]
       8: slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or
          scope; "a series of death struggles with small time in
          between" [syn: small(a)]
       9: made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her
          comments made me feel small" [syn: belittled, diminished]
       10: lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is
           written all in minuscule letters" [syn: little, minuscule]
       11: have fine or very small constituent particles; "a small
           misty rain"
       n 1: the slender part of the back
       2: a garment size for a small person
       adv : on a small scale; "think small" [ant: big]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  small
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 (''για μέγεθος, έκταση, ή αριθμό'') μικρός
     2 (μτφρ) (''για ηλικία'') μικρός
     3 (''για τυπογραφία'') πεζός γράμματα
     4 (''για διάρκεια, ύψος, ή μήκος'') μικρός, κοντός
     5 (''για ένταση'') μικρός
     6 (''για σημασία'') μικρός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  small
     Icelandic vb.
     1 (verb form of is smella  1 s past ind)
     2 (verb form of is smella  3 s past ind)
     Low German a.
     1 narrow
     2 #English, slender
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (nb-fcon: 2005) (infl of nb smelle  past tense)
     Swedish vb.
     (verb form of sv smälla  past ind)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Small
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  small
     a.
     Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
     adv.
     1 In a small fashion
     2 In or into small pieces.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To a small extent.
     4 (lb en obsolete) In a low tone; softly.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable especially clothing food or drink) (ng: One of
  several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured.)
     2 (lb en countable especially clothing food or drink) An item
  labelled or denoted as being that size.
     3 (lb en countable especially wrt clothing) One who fits an item of
  that size.
     4 (lb en countable rare) Any part of something that is smaller or
  slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the
  back.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To make little or less.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Small
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  small
     Icelandic vb.
     1 (verb form of is smella  1 s past ind)
     2 (verb form of is smella  3 s past ind)
     Low German a.
     1 narrow
     2 #English, slender
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (nb-fcon: 2005) (infl of nb smelle  past tense)
     Swedish vb.
     (verb form of sv smälla  past ind)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Small
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  small
     Icelandic vb.
     1 (verb form of is smella  1 s past ind)
     2 (verb form of is smella  3 s past ind)
     Low German a.
     1 narrow
     2 #English, slender
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (nb-fcon: 2005) (infl of nb smelle  past tense)
     Swedish vb.
     (verb form of sv smälla  past ind)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Small
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  small
     Englanti a.
     pieni

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  small
     vb.
     (böjning sv verb smälla)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  small
     vb.
     (böjning sv verb smälla)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  small /smˈɔːl/
  klein

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  small /smˈɔːl/
  aambeeldvoël

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Small /smˈɔːl/
  صغير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  small //smoːl// //smɑl// //smɔl// //smɔːl// 
  1. ма́лък
  not large
  2. малък 2.
  young
   3.
  minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters