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smalls

/smɔːlz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Underwear.
  2. Small goods.
  3. (Oxford University slang) The preliminary examination for a degree.
  4. Short for small ad.
  5. Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
  6. To make little or less.
  7. To become small; to dwindle.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

undersize(English)small-scale(English)undersized(English)lowercase(English)puny(English)lesser(English)petty(English)diminutive(English)biggie(English)sandlot(English)supergrass(English)planter(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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