Webster's English Dictionary

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small

1. small \'smo.l\ aj [ME smal, fr. OE sml; akin to OHG smal small, L 
   m]alus bad 1a: having comparatively little size  1b: LOWERCASE  2a: minor 
   in influence, power, or rank  2b: operating on a limited scale  3: lacking 
   in strength  4a: measurably little (as in quantity, amount, value)  4b: 
   made up of few or little units  5a: of little consequence : TRIVIAL, 
   INSIGNIFICANT  5b: HUMBLE, MODEST  6: limited in degree : TRIFLING  7a: 
   MEAN, PETTY  7b: HUMILIATED , TINY, MINIATURE, WEE mean noticeably below 
   average in size. SMALL and LITTLE are often interchangeable, but SMALL 
   applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number; LITTLE 
   is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, 
   pettiness, insignificance, immaturity; DIMINUTIVE implies abnormal 
   smallness; MINUTE implies extreme smallness; PETITE applies chiefly to 
   girls and women and implies marked but not abnormal smallness and trimness 
   of figure; TINY is an informal equivalent to MINUTE; MINIATURE applies to 
   an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale; WEE is homely 
   or dialect for DIMINUTIVE - small.ness n SYN syn SMALL, LITTLE, DIMINUTIVE, 
   MINUTE, PETITE 
2. small av 1: in or into small pieces  2: without force or loudness  3: in 
   a small manner 
3. small n 1: a part smaller and esp. narrower than the remainder {the ~ of 
   th e back} pl  2a: small-sized products  pl, Brit  2b: SMALLCLOTHES