Small Definition–adjective | 1. | of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box. |
| 2. | slender, thin, or narrow: a small waist. |
| 3. | not large as compared with others of the same kind: a small elephant. |
| 5. | not great in amount, degree, extent, duration, value, etc.: a small salary. |
| 6. | not great numerically: a small army. |
| 7. | of low numerical value; denoted by a low number. |
| 8. | having but little land, capital, power, influence, etc., or carrying on business or some activity on a limited scale: a small enterprise. |
| 9. | of minor importance, moment, weight, or consequence: a small problem. |
| 10. | humble, modest, or unpretentious: small circumstances. |
| 11. | characterized by or indicative of littleness of mind or character; mean-spirited; petty: a small, miserly man. |
| 12. | of little strength or force: a small effort. |
| 13. | (of sound or the voice) gentle; with little volume. |
| 14. | very young: when I was a small boy. |
–adverb | 16. | in a small manner: They talked big but lived small. |
| 17. | into small pieces: Slice the cake small. |
–noun | 19. | something that is small: Do you prefer the small or the large? |
| 20. | a small or narrow part, as of the back. |
| 21. | those who are small: Democracy benefits the great and the small. |
| 22. | smalls, small goods or products. |
| 23. | smalls, British.
| b. | household linen, as napkins, pillowcases, etc. |
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| 24. | smalls, British Informal. the responsions at Oxford University. |
| 25. | smalls, Mining. coal, ore, gangue, etc., in fine particles. |
—Idiom| 26. | feel small, to be ashamed or mortified: Her unselfishness made me feel small. |
From DictionaryGroup Definition–noun | 1. | any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings. |
| 2. | a number of persons or things ranged or considered together as being related in some way. |
| 3. | Also called radical. Chemistry. two or more atoms specifically arranged, as the hydroxyl group, –OH. Compare free radical. |
| 4. | Linguistics. | a. | (in the classification of related languages within a family) a category of a lower order than a subbranch and of a higher order than a subgroup: the Low German group of West Germanic languages. |
| b. | any grouping of languages, whether it is made on the basis of geography, genetic relationship, or something else. |
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| 5. | Geology. a division of stratified rocks comprising two or more formations. |
| 6. | Military. | a. | Army. a flexible administrative and tactical unit consisting of two or more battalions and a headquarters. |
| b. | Air Force. an administrative and operational unit subordinate to a wing, usually composed of two or more squadrons. |
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| 8. | Art. a number of figures or objects shown in an arrangement together. |
| 9. | Mathematics. an algebraic system that is closed under an associative operation, as multiplication or addition, and in which there is an identity element that, on operating on another element, leaves the second element unchanged, and in which each element has corresponding to it a unique element that, on operating on the first, results in the identity element. |
| 10. | Grammar (chiefly British ). a phrase: nominal group; verbal group. |
–verb (used with object) | 11. | to place or associate together in a group, as with others. |
| 12. | to arrange in or form into a group or groups. |
–verb (used without object)
| 14. | to be part of a group. |
From DictionaryHealth Definition–noun | 1. | the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health. |
| 2. | soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment: to have one's health; to lose one's health. |
| 3. | a polite or complimentary wish for a person's health, happiness, etc., esp. as a toast: We drank a health to our guest of honor. |
| 4. | vigor; vitality: economic health. |
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From DictionaryInsurance Definition–noun | 1. | the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved. |
| 2. | coverage by contract in which one party agrees to indemnify or reimburse another for loss that occurs under the terms of the contract. |
| 3. | the contract itself, set forth in a written or printed agreement or policy. |
| 4. | the amount for which anything is insured. |
| 6. | any means of guaranteeing against loss or harm: Taking vitamin C is viewed as an insurance against catching colds. |
–adjective | 7. | of or pertaining to a score that increases a team's lead and insures that the lead will be held if the opposing team should score once more: The home run gave the team an insurance run, making the score 7-5. |
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