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adj
noun
- painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
- a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
- An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
- A particular feature or trait.
- A musical composition which is short in duration.
- Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
- A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- (chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
- (roleplaying games, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
verb
noun
- A small amount.
- (arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
- (chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
- (Christianity) In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
- A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
- a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
- the quotient of two rational numbers
- a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
verb
noun
- A tiny amount.
- (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
- (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
noun
adj
noun
- a word that is formed with a suffix (such as ‘-let’ or ‘-kin’) to indicate smallness
- (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
- (heraldry) The smallest, thinnest version of a traditional heraldic ordinary ("geometric shape on a shield"), often used to represent multiple instances of a charge or to modify a main, central, and larger charge; not itself modifiable.
adj
noun
- a person who is markedly small
- (attributively, derogatory) Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.
- (sometimes derogatory) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
- (derogatory, offensive) A short person.
adj
noun
noun
noun
verb
- (transitive, mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation with.
- (transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
- (intransitive) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
- (transitive, computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
adj
noun
- (uncountable) Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
- (countable) A letter in these styles.
- (countable) A lowercase letter.
- a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
- the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
adj
adj
noun
- (informal) A short but unspecified time period.
- An old coin, a half farthing.
- A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
- A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
- A point in time; a moment.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
- (architecture) A fixed part of a module.
- (chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
- A nautical or a geographic mile.
- (slang, US, Canada, dialectal) A while or a long unspecified period of time.
- a short note
- a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
- a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- distance measured by the time taken to cover it
verb
prefix
noun
verb
noun
- As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.
- (Northern England) A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity.
- (poetry) A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.
- conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
verb
noun
- A small portion
- A tenuous connection.
- Something small and unimportant.
- A distant kinship.
- (by extension) The tail-end or periphery of something.
- The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearer's tail-end, like a tail.
- fabric forming the tail of a shirt
- a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
adv
adj
- (of a voice) faint
- limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- (of children and animals) young, immature
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
- not large but sufficient in size or amount
- lowercase
- low or inferior in station or quality
- slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
- have fine or very small constituent particles
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
- Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
- Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
- Humiliated or insignificant.
- (figuratively, not comparable) Young, as a child.
- (especially clothing, food or drink) That is small (the manufactured size).
- Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”).
- (writing, not comparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
- Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
- Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
noun
- the slender part of the back
- a garment size for a small person
- (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- (countable, rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
- (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium.
- (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
verb
noun
- a very small sum
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- the act of singing
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
noun
- A very small amount; a whit.
- (Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
- (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
- (programming, Microsoft Windows) An integer representing a particular string.
- (now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
- (mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
- (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- (programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
- (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
- (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
noun
adj
noun
adj
noun
- (engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
- An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
- A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
- An act of tracing.
- (meteorology) A small amount of rain, not enough to be measured.
- (semiotics) A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
- A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
- An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
- (linear algebra) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
- (programming) A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data.
- (electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- (fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.
- (grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
- (geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
- One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
- a just detectable amount
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- an indication that something has been present
- a suggestion of some quality
verb
- (transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
- (computing, transitive) To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
- (transitive) To follow the trail of.
- To follow the history of.
- (transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- read with difficulty
- to go back over again
- discover traces of
noun
- A little bit; a small amount.
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
verb
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
noun
- (figuratively) A bit, small amount.
- a very small quantity of something
- A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
- A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
- The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
- Ellipsis of crumb rubber.
- (slang) A body louse (Pediculus humanus).
- A small piece of any other solid substance.
- (slang) A nobody; a worthless person.
- small piece of e.g. bread or cake
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
verb
noun
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- A clue.
- (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
- a just detectable amount
- a slight indication
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a slight but appreciable amount
intj
verb
noun
- A small amount.
- (arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
- (chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
- (Christianity) In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
- A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
- a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
- the quotient of two rational numbers
- a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
verb
noun
- A tiny amount.
- (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
- (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
noun
noun
noun
verb
- (transitive, mathematics) To be in an equivalence relation with.
- (transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
- (intransitive) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
- (transitive, computing) To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion
noun
verb
noun
- As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.
- (Northern England) A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity.
- (poetry) A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.
- conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
verb
noun
- A small portion
- A tenuous connection.
- Something small and unimportant.
- A distant kinship.
- (by extension) The tail-end or periphery of something.
- The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearer's tail-end, like a tail.
- fabric forming the tail of a shirt
- a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
noun
- a very small sum
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- the act of singing
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
noun
- A very small amount; a whit.
- (Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
- (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
- (programming, Microsoft Windows) An integer representing a particular string.
- (now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
- (mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
- (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- (programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
- (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
- (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
noun
noun
- A little bit; a small amount.
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
verb
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
noun
- (figuratively) A bit, small amount.
- a very small quantity of something
- A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
- A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
- The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
- Ellipsis of crumb rubber.
- (slang) A body louse (Pediculus humanus).
- A small piece of any other solid substance.
- (slang) A nobody; a worthless person.
- small piece of e.g. bread or cake
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
verb
noun
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- A clue.
- (computing) Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
- a just detectable amount
- a slight indication
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a slight but appreciable amount
intj
verb
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adv
adj
- (of a voice) faint
- limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- (of children and animals) young, immature
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
- not large but sufficient in size or amount
- lowercase
- low or inferior in station or quality
- slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
- have fine or very small constituent particles
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
- Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
- Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
- Humiliated or insignificant.
- (figuratively, not comparable) Young, as a child.
- (especially clothing, food or drink) That is small (the manufactured size).
- Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”).
- (writing, not comparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
- Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
- Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
noun
- the slender part of the back
- a garment size for a small person
- (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- (countable, rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
- (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium.
- (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
verb
adj
noun
- painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
- a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
- An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
- A particular feature or trait.
- A musical composition which is short in duration.
- Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
- A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- (chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
- (roleplaying games, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
verb
adj
noun
- a word that is formed with a suffix (such as ‘-let’ or ‘-kin’) to indicate smallness
- (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
- (heraldry) The smallest, thinnest version of a traditional heraldic ordinary ("geometric shape on a shield"), often used to represent multiple instances of a charge or to modify a main, central, and larger charge; not itself modifiable.
adj
noun
- a person who is markedly small
- (attributively, derogatory) Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.
- (sometimes derogatory) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
- (derogatory, offensive) A short person.
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- (uncountable) Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
- (countable) A letter in these styles.
- (countable) A lowercase letter.
- a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
- the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
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- (informal) A short but unspecified time period.
- An old coin, a half farthing.
- A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
- A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
- A point in time; a moment.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
- (architecture) A fixed part of a module.
- (chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
- A nautical or a geographic mile.
- (slang, US, Canada, dialectal) A while or a long unspecified period of time.
- a short note
- a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
- a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- distance measured by the time taken to cover it
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- (engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
- An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
- A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
- An act of tracing.
- (meteorology) A small amount of rain, not enough to be measured.
- (semiotics) A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
- A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
- An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
- (linear algebra) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
- (programming) A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data.
- (electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- (fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.
- (grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
- (geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
- One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
- a just detectable amount
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- an indication that something has been present
- a suggestion of some quality
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- (transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
- (computing, transitive) To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
- (transitive) To follow the trail of.
- To follow the history of.
- (transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- read with difficulty
- to go back over again
- discover traces of