Found 3 hits - Term: little slam, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
slam \slam\, n.
1. the act of one who, or that which, slams.
1913 webster
2. the shock and noise produced in slamming.
1913 webster
the slam and the scowl were lost upon sam.
--dickens.
1913 webster
3. card playing winning all the tricks of a deal called,
in bridge,
grand slam, the winning of all but one of the thirteen
tricks being called a
little slam or
small slam.
webster 1913 suppl.
4. the refuse of alum works. prov. eng.
1913 webster
see also:
grand slam little slam small slam
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
little \lit"tle\ li^t"t'l, a. the regular comparative and
superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often
used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense
few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and
least is the superlative. see lesser. the regular form,
littlest, occurs also in some of the english provinces, and
occasionally in colloquial language. " where love is great,
the littlest doubts are fear." --shak. oe. litel, lutel,
as. l=ytel, limactel, l=yt; akin to os. littil, d.
luttel, lg. l"utt, ohg. luzzil, mhg. l"utzel; and perh.
to as. lytig deceitful, lot deceit, goth. liuts deceitful,
lut=on to deceive; cf. also icel. limactill little, sw.
liten, dan. liden, lille, goth. leitils, which appear to have
a different root vowel.
1. small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed
to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a
little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance;
a little child.
1913 webster
he sought to see jesus who he was; and could not for
the press, because he was little of stature. --luke
xix. 3.
1913 webster
2. short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
1913 webster
best him enough: after a little time,
i'll beat him too. --shak.
1913 webster
3. small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food;
a little air or water.
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conceited of their little wisdoms, and doting upon
their own fancies. --barrow.
1913 webster
4. small in dignity, power, or importance; not great;
insignificant; contemptible.
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when thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou
not made the head of the tribes? --i sam. xv.
17.
1913 webster
5. small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight;
inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little
effort; little care or diligence.
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by sad experiment i know
how little weight my words with thee can find.
--milton.
1913 webster
6. small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow;
contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
1913 webster
the long-necked geese of the world that are ever
hissing dispraise,
because their natures are little. --tennyson.
1913 webster
little chief. zool. see chief hare.
little englander, an englishman opposed to territorial
expansion of the british empire. see antiimperialism,
above. hence:
little englandism.
little finger, the fourth and smallest finger of the hand.
little go eng. universities, a public examination about
the middle of the course, which is less strict and
important than the final one; -- called also smalls. cf.
great go, under great. --thackeray.
little hours r. c. ch., the offices of prime, tierce,
sext, and nones. vespers and compline are sometimes
included.
little-neck clam, or little neck zool., the quahog, or
round clam.
little ones, young children.
1913 webster
the men, and the women, and the little ones. --deut.
ii. 34.
1913 webster
little peach, a disease of peaches in which the fruit is
much dwarfed, and the leaves grow small and thin. the
cause is not known.
little rhod"y, rhode island; -- a nickname alluding to its
small size. it is the smallest state of the united states.
little sisters of the poor r. c. ch., an order of women
who care for old men and women and infirm poor, for whom
special houses are built. it was established at st.
servan, britany, france, in 1840, by the abb'e le
pailleur.
little slam bridge whist, the winning of 12 out of the 13
tricks. it counts 20 points on the honor score. contrasted
with grand slam.
webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
lesser big large little chief chief hare little englander
antiimperialism little englandism little finger little go smalls
great go great little hours little-neck clam little neck
little ones little peach little rhod"y little sisters of the poor little slam
grand slam
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
little slam
n : winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge syn:
small slam
see also:
small slam
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