VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
become, get, grow
My son's old clothes have become too small for his baby sister to wear now.
remain, stay
The puppy remained small even after a year, surprising everyone who had seen its large parents.
ADV
extremely, really, terribly, very | a bit, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively
PREP
for
The apartment was too small for a family of five to live comfortably.
adj
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
A small serving of ice cream.
A small group.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
The bullies had succeeded in making him feel small.
For all the times that you made me feel small / I fell in love, now I feel nothing at all
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
(of genitals)
Though over six feet tall, the man was very small and ashamed to undress.
Young, as a child.
Remember when the children were small?
Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
"I've got catholic tastes. Catholic with a small "c", of course."
adv
In a small fashion
Don't write very small!
In or into small pieces.
That's going to go in there. We've got some chives small chopped as well.
To a small extent.
It small avails my mood.
In a low tone; softly.
That's all one: you shall play it in a mask, and / you may speak as small as you will.
noun
One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium.
An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
Two smalls and a large, please.
One who fits an item of that size.
Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
I got a splitting pain in the small of my back
adjective — made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
adjective — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude
adjective — relatively moderate, limited, or small
adjective — (of a voice) faint
adjective — not large but sufficient in size or amount
adjective — (of children and animals) young, immature
Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.
[T]o the credit of the lady it may be added, that […] without any of the arts of flattery or the gaieties of small talk, he began to be agreeable to her.
One or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.
My paycheck is small potatoes compared to hers.
Coins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag, ready for small purchases.
Holonyms: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money; pin money
(used imitatively) A cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone.
One or more small or immature fish.
A small serving of ice cream.
WiktionaryA small group.
WiktionaryHere, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of
WiktionaryDon't write very small!
WiktionaryThat's going to go in there. We've got some chives small chopped as well.
WiktionaryIt small avails my mood.
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, small is marked as figuratively, obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.