tiny

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(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem | become

ADV

extremely, really, very | quite

comparatively, relatively

The apartment was relatively tiny, but we made it work with clever furniture arrangements.

PHRASES

little tiny/tiny little

The baby wore a tiny little hat that kept slipping over her eyes.

Definitions

adj

1

Very small.

Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.

noun

1

A small child; an infant.

‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’

The lessons we saw have been well suited to the age of the children as regards music, singing and moving (and stories about animals for the tinies and more abstract themes for the older children).

2

Anything very small.

Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.

name

1

A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

2

An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.

3

A nickname.

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adjective — very small

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Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of fie

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‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’

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The lessons we saw have been well suited to the age of the children as regards music, singing and moving (and stories about animals for the tinies and more abstract themes for the older children).

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Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.

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05

You look tiny next to a sumo wrestler.

Tatoeba · #15930

06

Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.

Tatoeba · #18227

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(adj.)

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