Minute - English meaning

noun

A report or description of an event or experience.

Usage examples:

A detailed account of what has been achieved

verb

Consider or regard in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Her visit could not be accounted a success

noun

Money kept in a bank or other organization that you can add to or take back

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

His wife's just had a baby

adjective

Comparatively small or immature of its kind.

Usage examples:

A baby version of the oxford movement

verb

Treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards.

Usage examples:

Her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes

adjective

Extremely or unusually small.

Usage examples:

A diminutive figure dressed in black

noun

A diminutive word or suffix.

Usage examples:

The word is a diminutive of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preced…

adjective

Small

Usage examples:

My grandmother was a diminutive woman, less than 5 feet tall.

noun

(in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.

Usage examples:

It is set in the world of the traditional fairy tale, with a cast of elves, dwarves, trolls and gob…

adjective

Denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species.

Usage examples:

A dwarf conifer

verb

Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.

Usage examples:

The buildings surround and dwarf all saints church

adjective

Trivial or very small.

Usage examples:

America's banks look lilliputian in comparison with japan's

noun

A trivial or very small person or thing.

Usage examples:

Until the contest with blackburn is resumed, one of scotland's two goliaths will be back bossing th…

adjective

Extremely small

adjective

Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).

Usage examples:

The plants will grow into little bushes

adverb

To a small extent.

Usage examples:

He reminded me a little of my parents

determiner & pronoun

A small amount of.

Usage examples:

We got a little help from a training scheme

noun

A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off.

Usage examples:

She tripped over a fallen log

verb

Enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record.

Usage examples:

The incident has to be logged

noun

Short for logarithm.

Usage examples:

Log values

noun

A microcomputer.

Usage examples:

In my case, as with most pcie motherboards, this is not an issue as unless it's a micro, there shou…

adjective

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

A micro buffet area

combining form

Small.

Usage examples:

Microcar

noun

A relatively small or detailed scale.

Usage examples:

Economics on the microscale is actually just common sense

adjective

On or characterized by a relatively small or detailed scale.

Usage examples:

Meteorologists say such inaccuracy is unavoidable as microscale weather prediction still remains a …

adjective

So small as to be visible only with a microscope.

Usage examples:

Microscopic algae

adjective

Extremely small, esp. so small that it can only be seen with a microscope

noun

A person of extremely or exceptionally small stature.

adjective

Designed or made in a smaller size than usual; very small.

Usage examples:

A midget submarine

noun

An unusually small person

adjective

Very small of its kind.

Usage examples:

Children dressed as miniature adults

noun

A thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model.

Usage examples:

Seven full-size car bodies and three miniatures were used

verb

Represent on a smaller scale.

Usage examples:

She saw her own reflection miniatured

adjective

Extremely small; tiny.

Usage examples:

A minuscule fragment of dna

noun

Minuscule script.

Usage examples:

The humanistic hands of the 15th century were based on the carolingian minuscule

adjective

Extremely small

Usage examples:

Salaries are a minuscule part of the budget.

noun

A brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory.

Usage examples:

I'll make a note in my diary

verb

Notice or pay particular attention to (something).

Usage examples:

He noted his mother's unusual gaiety

phrase

Information written on paper

Usage examples:

The wind blew my notes all over the room., the reporter took notes throughout the interview., i mad…

plural noun

An event or a series of activities involving a set procedure.

Usage examples:

You complete a form to start proceedings

plural noun

A series of actions that happen in a planned and controlled way

Usage examples:

As the president was sworn in, the nation watched the proceedings on tv.

noun

The actions that are taken in a court of law

Usage examples:

Commence/enter into/start proceedings the plaintiffs commenced proceedings for breach of contract.,…

noun

Something that is very small.

Usage examples:

They were pygmies compared to the current satellites

adjective

Used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily.

Usage examples:

Moreover, some predators of pygmy swordtails (x. nigrensis) also exhibit a bias for the sword.

adjective

(of an animal or bird) one of a type which is smaller than animals or birds of that type usually are

Usage examples:

A pygmy hippopotamus

verb

Begin again or continue after a pause or interruption.

Usage examples:

A day later normal service was resumed

noun

A summary.

Usage examples:

I gave him a quick résumé of events

verb

To start something again after a pause or period of time

Usage examples:

[ t ] the director hopes to resume filming next week., [ i ] government officials hoped talks will …

noun

A brief statement or account of the main points of something.

Usage examples:

A summary of chapter three

adjective

Not including needless details or formalities; brief.

Usage examples:

Summary financial statements

noun

A brief, clear statement giving the most important facts about something

Usage examples:

The assignment was to write a summary of the news., in summary, chen’s book is a good introduction …

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

A teensy bit of custard powder

idiom

(used informally) very small

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

Do we detect a teensy-weensy bit of animosity?

adjective

Very small

Usage examples:

Hong kong's budget guesthouses consist of teensy rooms in converted apartments., to be honest, the …

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

A teeny bit of criticism

adjective

Small or little

Usage examples:

A teeny baby, i can’t help thinking you’re a teeny bit jealous.

adjective

Small or little

Usage examples:

A teeny baby, i can’t help thinking you’re a teeny bit jealous.

adjective

Very small.

Usage examples:

A tiny hummingbird

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

Books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud

noun

An object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something.

Usage examples:

A toy car

verb

Move or handle (an object) absent-mindedly or nervously.

Usage examples:

Alan toyed with his glasses

noun

An object that children play with

Usage examples:

A stuffed toy, a toy train/soldier, a toy poodle

noun

An instance of buying or selling something.

Usage examples:

In an ordinary commercial transaction a delivery date is essential

noun

An occasion when someone buys or sells something

Usage examples:

Users can now make financial transactions in euros., customers worry about the security of online t…

noun

A written or printed version of material originally presented in another medium.

Usage examples:

A word-for-word transcript comes with each tape

adjective

Little.

Usage examples:

When i was just a wee bairn

noun

Urine.

Usage examples:

There was wee all over the floor

verb

Urinate.

Usage examples:

Mummy comes in and takes her top and knickers off when she is drunk and wees on the carpet.

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

The controls are a weeny bit fiddly