(superl.) 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.
(superl.) Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
(superl.) Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
(superl.) Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
(superl.) Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.
(adv.) In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.
(adv.) Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
(n.) The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
(n.) Smallclothes.
(n.) Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
(v. t.) To make little or less.
Example Sentences:
(1) The effect of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on growth of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cell lines was studied.
(2) Such a signal must be due to a small ferromagnetic crystal formed when the nerve is subjected to pressure, such as that due to mechanical injury.
(3) The Na+ ionophore, gramicidin, had a small but significant inhibitory effect on Na(+)-dependent KG uptake, demonstrating that KG uptake was not the result of an intravesicular positive Na+ diffusion potential.
(4) For some time now, public opinion polls have revealed Americans' strong preference to live in comparatively small cities, towns, and rural areas rather than in large cities.
(5) The predicted non-Lorentzian line shapes and widths were found to be in good agreement with experimental results, indicating that the local orientational order (called "packing" by many workers) in the bilayers of small vesicles and in multilamellar membranes is substantially the same.
(6) If Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, who bought the island in 1738, were to return today he would doubtless recognise the scene, though he might be surprised that his small private buildings have grown into a sizable hotel.
(7) We conclude that chronic emphysema produced in dogs by aerosol administration of papain results in elevated pulmonary artery pressure, which is characterized pathologically by medial hypertrophy of small pulmonary arteries.
(8) As the percentage of rabbit feed is very small compared to the bulk of animal feeds, there is a fair chance that rabbit feed will be contaminated with constituents (additives) of batches previously prepared for other animals.
(9) The extent of the infectious process was limited, however, because the life span of the cultures was not significantly shortened, the yields of infectious virus per immunofluorescent cell were at all times low, and most infected cells contained only a few well-delineated small masses of antigen, suggestive of an abortive infection.
(10) The small units described here could be inhibitory interneurons which convert the excitatory response of large units into inhibition.
(11) Early stabilisation may not ensure normal development but even early splinting carries a small risk of avascular necrosis.
(12) Twenty patients with non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma were prospectively studied for intrathoracic lymphadenopathy using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
(13) In addition, KM231 could detect a small amount of the antigen ganglioside in human gastric normal and cancerous mucosa and in gastric cancer cell lines by HPTLC-immunostaining.
(14) Two small populations of GLY + neurons were observed outside of the named nuclei of the SOC; one was located dorsal to the LSO, near its dorsal hilus, and the other was identified near the medial pole of the LSO.
(15) Because of the small number of patients reported in the world literature and lack of controlled studies, the treatment of small cell carcinoma of the larynx remains controversial; this retrospective analysis suggests that combination chemotherapy plus radiation offers the best chance for cure.
(16) Only small amounts of 3H oleic acid were converted.
(17) The pH gradient measured with dimethyloxazolidine-2,4-dione and acetylsalicylic acid was very small in both bacteria at a high pH above 8, and was not affected significantly by the addition of CCCP.
(18) The results also indicate that small lesions initially noted only on CT scans of the chest in children with Wilms' tumor frequently represent metastatic tumor.
(19) CT scan revealed a small calcified mass in the right maxillary sinus.
(20) We have previously shown that intratracheally instilled silica (quartz) produces both morphologic evidence of emphysema and small-airway changes, and functional evidence of airflow obstruction.
Smallish
Definition:
(a.) Somewhat small.
Example Sentences:
(1) I think that even a smallish distribution group can, and I hope will, stand up to them and fight.
(2) But NGTS is unique in targeting smallish planets around very bright stars.
(3) Skylarks are smallish, brown birds with a perky crest and streaky plumage.
(4) about time he started it at home... February 5, 2013 Ian Traynor (@traynorbrussels) #HollandePE on europe hollande sounds deeply conservative, key defender of the status quo February 5, 2013 Ian Traynor (@traynorbrussels) #HollandePE smallish standing ovation for french president February 5, 2013 Updated at 1.01pm GMT 10.27am GMT Eurozone retail sales drop Just when the eurozone was looking a little healthier ( see this morning's PMI data ), the latest retail sales data comes along... Eurozone retail sales fell by 0.8% in December on a month-on-month basis, meaning takings were 3.4% lower than a year earlier.
(5) I feel there is just a smallish window when people are interested in me before [William’s children Prince George and Princess Charlotte] take over, and I’ve got to make the most of it,” he said in the interview at Kensington Palace.
(6) He said they cannot "see" small clusters of glaciers, such as those in the Alps: "But the traditional measurement methods make it quite clear that, whenever they are measured, the smallish collections [of glaciers] are indeed losing mass.
(7) The concern appears to be that small banks do not have shares with which to pay smallish bonuses.
(8) Serves 8-10 2 smallish oranges, thinly sliced (discard the ends and any pips) 250g caster sugar 100ml water For the cake Softened butter, for greasing 20 cardamom pods 4 large eggs 150g soft light brown sugar Finely grated zest of 1 medium lemon Finely grated zest and juice of 2 smallish oranges 100ml sunflower oil 200g ground almonds 50g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 Line the base and sides of a 23cm-diameter springform cake tin with a large piece of foil (this will hold the caramel in the tin).
(9) That’s an awful lot of inspiration to come from one smallish stretch of southwest Manhattan.
(10) In his earlier book The Big Short , Lewis focused on the smallish group of shrewd investors who understood that the sub-prime mortgage boom was sure to go bust and bet against it.
(11) In return the business could keep a (smallish) share of the profit, with the remainder to be returned to Fifa for distribution to its members, on a strictly itemised basis.
(12) In 2011, the promise of the Ceni is to organise free, fair, democratic and transparent elections," said Jean Baptiste Itipo, the commission's communications co-ordinator, sitting in a smallish office crammed with desks, computers and people.
(13) I suppose it'll make sense at some point to downsize our four-bed home and release capital to supplement our smallish pensions.
(14) In spite of this functional heterogeneity, all cells had similar morphology consisting of a large ganglion cell with a large dendritic arbor (400-1,000 microns) confined to a single stratum in the outer third of the inner plexiform layer, a medium-sized axon (2.4-microns diameter), a smallish pretectal arbor, and a large tectal arbor (300-700 microns) at layer 8.
(15) Besides, 80% of UK arts donations go to London, where they get prestige branding often for smallish contributions, while the regions atrophy without support, killing off the new blood for national institutions.
(16) But I suppose if I have got a complaint, it is that it's a smallish family car rather than a runaround.
(17) He draws three smallish ovals on the plate, and labels them: portions.
(18) Major changes in day 1 embryos consisted of smallish microtubules - like crystalloids, and in day 3 embryos of unusually large SER vesicles.