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Small in size

small

adjective

not large in size, amount, or number

little

adjective

small in size or number

tiny

adjective

extremely small

slight

adjective

small in size, amount, or degree

minute

adjective

very small

microscopic

adjective

very small

midget

adjective

smaller than the usual size

minuscule

adjective

extremely small in size or amount

discreet

adjective

small and not very noticeable

diminutive

adjective

very short or small

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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