Wee - English meaning

adjective

(especially of a house or flat) small and elegant.

Usage examples:

A bijou residence

noun

A jewel or trinket.

Usage examples:

For street fashion and younger boutiques - plus antiques and bijoux objets - head for the pedestria…

adjective

(especially of a building) small but attractive

Usage examples:

The street is lined with bijou cafés and bars., the agent described the flat as a bijou residence.

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

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

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

An infinitesimal pause

noun

An indefinitely small quantity; a value approaching zero.

Usage examples:

These two concepts, infinitesimals and infinite quantities, however, were stirring great philosophi…

adjective

Extremely small

Usage examples:

Even in infinitesimal amounts, this poison can kill you.

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

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

Denoting a miniature version of something.

Usage examples:

A mini camera

noun

A very short skirt or dress.

Usage examples:

A leather mini

combining form

Very small or minor of its kind; miniature.

Usage examples:

Minicab

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 period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

Usage examples:

We waited for twenty minutes

adjective

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

Minute particles

verb

Record (the proceedings of a meeting).

Usage examples:

The secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting

adjective

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

Usage examples:

He said that the risks were negligible

adjective

Too slight or small in amount to be important

Usage examples:

The effect on sales was negligible.

adjective

Too small in amount or degree to be of importance

Usage examples:

The interest received from these accounts is negligible., negligible effect/impact the rise in the …

adjective

Of a size that is less than normal or usual.

Usage examples:

The room was small and quiet

adverb

Into small pieces.

Usage examples:

Cut the okra up small

plural noun

Small items of clothing, especially underwear.

Usage examples:

Do we know if secreted about his smalls he has a pair of boxer shorts in either the ancient or red …

adjective

Small, esp. when compared to other things like it

Usage examples:

The house is like a small-scale castle.

adjective

Not involving a lot of people, things, or activity, or happening over a small area

Usage examples:

Existing small-scale industry is more flexible but often trapped in low profit/low innovation compe…

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

adjective

Unimportant or trivial.

Usage examples:

A trifling sum

verb

Treat without seriousness or respect.

Usage examples:

He is not a man to be trifled with

adjective

A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important

Usage examples:

It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about!

adjective

Of little value or importance.

Usage examples:

Huge fines were imposed for trivial offences

adjective

Of less than the usual size.

Usage examples:

The undersized cubs may not survive the winter

adjective

Smaller than average, or smaller than the correct size

Usage examples:

An undersized, malnourished boy