(~s)
1.
A ~ person or object is very small.
She noticed a ~ figure standing at the entrance.
= tiny
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
A ~ is an informal form of a name. For example, ‘Jim’ and ‘Jimmy’ are ~s of ‘James’.
N-COUNT
(~s)
1.
A ~ person or object is very small.
She noticed a ~ figure standing at the entrance.
= tiny
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
A ~ is an informal form of a name. For example, ‘Jim’ and ‘Jimmy’ are ~s of ‘James’.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012