Definition of small

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Small (n.) The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back..

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Bedstraw :: Bedstraw (n.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers..
Trifling :: Trifling (a.) Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair..
Gall :: Gall (n.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut..
Trundle :: Trundle (v. i.) To go or move on small wheels; as, a bed trundles under another..
Pettychaps :: Pettychaps (n.) Any one of several species of small European singing birds of the subfamily Sylviinae, as the willow warbler, the chiff-chaff, and the golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis)..
Paddock :: Paddock (n.) A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable..
Blindworm :: Blindworm (n.) A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder..
Skirmish :: Skirmish (v. i.) To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
Corsak :: Corsak (n.) A small foxlike mammal (Cynalopex corsac), found in Central Asia..
Tubercle :: Tubercle (n.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter; especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption..
Indicator :: Indicator (n.) An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the pist
Fence :: Fence (v. i.) To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only..
Hitch :: Hitch (n.) A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
Nebalia :: Nebalia (n.) A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order (Nebaloidea, or Phyllocarida.).
Brook :: Brook (v. t.) A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.
Torpedo :: Torpedo (n.) A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object..
Kibblings :: Kibblings (n. pl.) Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.
Salute :: Salute (v.) A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or for some festival or event, as by presenting arms, by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms, dipping the colors or the topsails, etc..
Pliers :: Pliers (n. pl.) A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc..
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