(~er, ~est)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ person, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size.
She is ~ for her age...
The window was far too ~ for him to get through...
Stick them on using a ~ amount of glue.
? large
ADJ
~ness
Amy had not mentioned the ~ness and bareness of Luis’s home.
? largeness
N-UNCOUNT
2.
A ~ group or quantity consists of only a few people or things.
A ~ group of students meets regularly to learn Japanese...
Guns continued to be produced in ~ numbers.
? large
ADJ
3.
A ~ child is a very young child.
I have a wife and two ~ children...
What were you like when you were ~?
= young, little
ADJ
4.
You use ~ to describe something that is not significant or great in degree.
It’s quite easy to make quite ~ changes to the way that you work...
No detail was too ~ to escape her attention...
= minor
? major
ADJ
5.
Small businesses or companies employ a ~ number of people and do business with a ~ number of clients.
...shops, restaurants and other ~ businesses...
ADJ
6.
If someone makes you look or feel ~, they make you look or feel stupid or ashamed.
This may just be another of her schemes to make me look ~...
ADJ: v-link ADJ
7.
The ~ of your back is the bottom part of your back that curves in slightly.
Place your hands on the ~ of your back and breathe in.
N-SING: the N of n
8.
the ~ hours: see hour
~ wonder: see wonder
see also ~s