Small
adjective
Less in size than others of its kind.
He has a small car.
Often appears as...
- small car
- small room
adjective
Of little importance or on a minor scale.
She earns a small income.
Often appears as...
- small income
- small problem
adjective
Younger or less mature.
When I was a small boy, I loved playing soccer.
Often appears as...
- small boy
- small girl
adjective
Less in quantity.
She only eats a small amount of food.
Often appears as...
- small amount
- small portion
adjective
Lower-case.
In English, the first letter of a sentence should not be a small letter.
Often appears as...
- small letter
- small c
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Academic
adjective
Less in size than others of its kind.
He has a small car.
Often appears as...
- small car
- small room
adjective
Of little importance or on a minor scale.
She earns a small income.
Often appears as...
- small income
- small problem
adjective
Younger or less mature.
When I was a small boy, I loved playing soccer.
Often appears as...
- small boy
- small girl
adjective
Less in quantity.
She only eats a small amount of food.
Often appears as...
- small amount
- small portion
adjective
Lower-case.
In English, the first letter of a sentence should not be a small letter.
Often appears as...
- small letter
- small c
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Dimensions
Used to describe objects that are not large in physical size.
She bought a small coffee table for her apartment.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Extensive
Often indicates something is not vast or wide-ranging.
He took a small walk around the block.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Dimensions
Used to describe objects that are not large in physical size.
She bought a small coffee table for her apartment.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Extensive
Often indicates something is not vast or wide-ranging.
He took a small walk around the block.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Dimensions
Used to describe objects that are not large in physical size.
She bought a small coffee table for her apartment.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Extensive
Often indicates something is not vast or wide-ranging.
He took a small walk around the block.
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The unexpected math...
was remarkably close to the way turbulent flow works, although a complete description of turbulence remains one of the unsolved problems in physics. A turbulent flow is self-similar if there is an energy cascade. In other words, big eddies transfer their energy to smaller eddies, which do likewise at other scales.
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The myth behind the...
but on the way to the river, he met the horse, the tiger, and the ox. Because the rat was small and couldn't swim very well, he asked the bigger animals for help. While the tiger and horse refused, the kind-hearted ox agreed to carry the rat across. Yet, just as they were about to reach the other side,
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The psychological weight...
do that i started eating with smaller plates eating with chopsticks to eat more slowly and i promised myself i could have anything i wanted as long as i ate it with a knife and a fork trust me it feels ridiculous to eat a snickers bar like this but it helped me be more conscious of
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Your body language may...
Here are a couple more. So you can be standing or you can be sitting. And here are the low-power poses. So you're folding up, you're making yourself small. This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens.
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Questions No One Knows...
Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale. Perhaps intelligent civilizations come to realize that life is ultimately just complex patterns of information interacting with each other in a beautiful way, and that that can happen more efficiently at a small scale.
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Would you sacrifice one...
But new technology is making this kind of ethical analysis more important than ever. For example, driver-less cars may have to handle choices like causing a small accident to prevent a larger one. Meanwhile, governments are researching autonomous military drones
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How do solar panels...
So is it possible that one day the world could be completely reliant on solar energy? To answer that question, we first need to examine how solar panels convert solar energy to electrical energy. Solar panels are made up of smaller units called solar cells.
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5 tips to improve your...
Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us. Some are small and unimportant, but others have a larger impact on our lives.
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Killer Ant Swarm...
large soldier ants line the trail protecting the smaller workers inside their massive jaws create an impregnable barricade
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Deadly Venomous Viper PIPE...
rare but birds small frogs and rodents may not be so lucky ones hidden the green pit uses a combination of tools to hunt
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The unexpected math...
was remarkably close to the way turbulent flow works, although a complete description of turbulence remains one of the unsolved problems in physics. A turbulent flow is self-similar if there is an energy cascade. In other words, big eddies transfer their energy to smaller eddies, which do likewise at other scales.
Video examples
The myth behind the...
but on the way to the river, he met the horse, the tiger, and the ox. Because the rat was small and couldn't swim very well, he asked the bigger animals for help. While the tiger and horse refused, the kind-hearted ox agreed to carry the rat across. Yet, just as they were about to reach the other side,
Video examples
The psychological weight...
do that i started eating with smaller plates eating with chopsticks to eat more slowly and i promised myself i could have anything i wanted as long as i ate it with a knife and a fork trust me it feels ridiculous to eat a snickers bar like this but it helped me be more conscious of
Video examples
Your body language may...
Here are a couple more. So you can be standing or you can be sitting. And here are the low-power poses. So you're folding up, you're making yourself small. This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale. Perhaps intelligent civilizations come to realize that life is ultimately just complex patterns of information interacting with each other in a beautiful way, and that that can happen more efficiently at a small scale.
Video examples
Would you sacrifice one...
But new technology is making this kind of ethical analysis more important than ever. For example, driver-less cars may have to handle choices like causing a small accident to prevent a larger one. Meanwhile, governments are researching autonomous military drones
Video examples
How do solar panels...
So is it possible that one day the world could be completely reliant on solar energy? To answer that question, we first need to examine how solar panels convert solar energy to electrical energy. Solar panels are made up of smaller units called solar cells.
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us. Some are small and unimportant, but others have a larger impact on our lives.
Video examples
Killer Ant Swarm...
large soldier ants line the trail protecting the smaller workers inside their massive jaws create an impregnable barricade
Video examples
Deadly Venomous Viper PIPE...
rare but birds small frogs and rodents may not be so lucky ones hidden the green pit uses a combination of tools to hunt
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
George Harrison
British Musician
Try to realize it's all within yourself no one else can make you change, and to see you're only very small and life flows on within you and without you.
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Lonnie Johnson
American Inventor
Especially when you have a lot of technology you're developing as a small company, trying to protect that technology is a real problem.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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Isaac Goldberg
American Critic
There is that smaller world which is the stage, and that larger stage which is the world.
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Shakira
Musician
You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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Jennifer Haigh
American Novelist
I have written my whole life. I remember writing as a small child.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.
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Aesop
Greek Author
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Small projects need much more help than great.
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George Harrison
British Musician
Try to realize it's all within yourself no one else can make you change, and to see you're only very small and life flows on within you and without you.
Quote examples
Lonnie Johnson
American Inventor
Especially when you have a lot of technology you're developing as a small company, trying to protect that technology is a real problem.
Quote examples
Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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Isaac Goldberg
American Critic
There is that smaller world which is the stage, and that larger stage which is the world.
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Shakira
Musician
You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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Jennifer Haigh
American Novelist
I have written my whole life. I remember writing as a small child.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.
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Aesop
Greek Author
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Small projects need much more help than great.
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