name
Meaning 1
plural of Small
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Standard Lemma guide
smalls
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /smɔːlz/
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US: /smɔlz/
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cot-caught-merger: /smɑlz/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɔːlz
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CMU ARPABET: S M AO1 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of Small.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
Underwear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal, plural, plural-only
Examples
- He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line.
- The smalls he was wearing were tight.
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noun
Meaning 4
Small goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 5
The preliminary examination for a degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, plural, plural-only
Qualifier: Oxford University slang
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noun
Meaning 6
Ellipsis of small ads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 7
plural of small
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
Meaning 8
third-person singular simple present indicative of small
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
From small.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.