an object, person, or group considered to be small
do you want the small or the large?
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Examples of 'the small' in a sentence
the small
Andrea was sweating under her woollen suit, her blouse sticking to the small of her back.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Samuel Hirschfeld signed a receipt for the small sum he'd been paid for the work.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
What utter nonsense, she thought, dismounting gingerly in the small grove of trees Tarja had chosen for their camp that night.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002)
All related terms of 'the small'
the small ads
the small ads in a newspaper are short advertisements in which you can advertise something such as an object for sale or a room to let
the small hours
If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours , it happens in the early morning after midnight.
the small print
the part of a contract , agreement , or advertisement which contains important legal information, often in very small writing
on the big/small etc side
If you say that something is on the small side , you are saying politely that you think it is slightly too small. If you say that someone is on the young side , you are saying politely that you think they are slightly too young.
the early hours the small hours the wee hours
If something happens in the early hours , in the small hours , or in the wee hours , it happens in the early morning after midnight .