Crossword clues for smallest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Small \Small\ (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. Smaller; superl. Smallest.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
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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.
To compare Great things with small.
--Milton. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
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Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.
--Carlyle. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
--Shak.-
Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. ``A still, small voice.'' --1 Kings xix. 12. Great and small,of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially of persons. ``His quests, great and small.'' --Chaucer. Small arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction from cannon. Small beer. See under Beer. Small coal.
Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires.
--Gay.-
Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the coarser parts by screening.
Small craft (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a small size.
Small fruits. See under Fruit.
Small hand, a certain size of paper. See under Paper.
Small hours. See under Hour.
Small letter. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See Lower-case, and Capital letter, under Capital, a.
Small piece, a Scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or about 41/2cents.
Small register. See the Note under 1st Register, 7.
Small stuff (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest kinds of rope.
--R. H. Dana, Jr.Small talk, light or trifling conversation; chitchat.
Small wares (Com.), various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like.
--M`Culloch.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlative of: small)
WordNet
Usage examples of "smallest".
So we went to our Adar, but Own Gods and Smallest and Nurse Thick came, and they all said and said and petted, except Cookey because Kitchen Cat is not come back.
Proper Man told Smallest Ravager would not ever come to Kennels any more, and gave him for very own to keep always.
We wented all across Park with Ravager and Smallest and Taffy and Moore and Magistrate and Proper Man to Own Kennels-like proper Pack.
Both Own Gods sat down by Smallest Peoples and said and said and kissed paw.
Gods have come back, with one Smallest New Peoples, in Smallest-kennel!
If you say too loud to me or Cookey, you will wake that Smallest, and there will be Proper Whackings.
Ravager overed in one jump, and said to Smallest, two times most loud, like Bell-Day, and played puppy very careful, and let Smallest hold by ears.
Ravager at Walk and Mister-KentPeoples and Kitchen Cat and Master-Missus and Smallest, when I were almost Pup.
Moore did not say except to James at Meet, when Smallest tried to quick-up that Taffy with safety-pin.
Master-Missus said Smallest could begin real-hunting at cubbing-times next September.
Moore said, if Ravager could speak, he could show Smallest more than Master-or-Me.
He threw up head, and went back to Taffy and Smallest, and sat down and scratched ear.
We lay down round Taffy, which was shaking tail, and girths-loosed, and Smallest making-much-of.
One were all nose and bendy-back like which Smallest took off a Shiny-tree when he were pup.
He said me he were pleased of Toby Dog not keeping with Smallest, because he did not want Smallest to care for.