Found 3 hits - Term: small stuff, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
small \small\ smaddl, a. compar. smaller
smaddl"~er; superl. smallest. oe. small, as. smael;
akin to d. smal narrow, os. ohg. smal small, g. schmal
narrow, dan. sw. smal, goth. smals small, icel. smali small
cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.
1. having little size, compared with other things of the same
kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large
or extended in dimension; not great; not much;
inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.
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to compare
great things with small. --milton.
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2. being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or
importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a
small fault; a small business.
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3. envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; --
sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
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a true delineation of the smallest man is capable of
interesting the greatest man. --carlyle.
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4. not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short;
as, after a small space. --shak.
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5. weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "a still,
small voice." --1 kings xix. 12.
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great and small,of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially
of persons. "his quests, great and small." --chaucer.
small arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction
from cannon.
small beer. see under beer.
small coal.
a little coals of wood formerly used to light fires.
--gay.
b coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the
coarser parts by screening.
small craft naut., a vessel, or vessels in general, of a
small size.
small fruits. see under fruit.
small hand, a certain size of paper. see under paper.
small hours. see under hour.
small letter. print., a lower-case letter. see
lower-case, and capital letter, under capital, a.
small piece, a scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or
about 41/2cents.
small register. see the note under 1st register, 7.
small stuff naut., spun yarn, marline, and the smallest
kinds of rope. --r. h. dana, jr.
small talk, light or trifling conversation; chitchat.
small wares com., various small textile articles, as
tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --m`culloch.
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see also:
smaller smallest great and small small arms small beer beer
small coal small craft small fruits fruit small hand
paper small hours hour small letter lower-case
capital letter capital small piece small register register
small stuff small talk small wares
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
stuff \stuff\, n. of. estoffe, f. 'etoffe; of uncertain
origin, perhaps of teutonic origin and akin to e. stop, v.t.
cf. stuff, v. t.
1. material which is to be worked up in any process of
manufacture.
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for the stuff they had was sufficient for all the
work to make it, and too much. --ex. xxxvi.
7.
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ambitions should be made of sterner stuff. --shak.
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the workman on his stuff his skill doth show,
and yet the stuff gives not the man his skill. --sir
j. davies.
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2. the fundamental material of which anything is made up;
elemental part; essence.
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yet do i hold it very stuff o' the conscience
to do no contrived murder. --shak.
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3. woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind;
specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or
worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber.
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what stuff wilt have a kirtle of? --shak.
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it the arras was of stuff and silk mixed, though,
superior kinds were of silk exclusively. --f. g.
lee.
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4. furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
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he took away locks, and gave away the king's stuff.
--hayward.
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5. a medicine or mixture; a potion. --shak.
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6. refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or
irrational language; nonsense; trash.
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anger would indite
such woeful stuff as i or shadwell write. --dryden.
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7. naut. a melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with
which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared
for lubrication. --ham. nav.
encyc.
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8. paper stock ground ready for use.
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note: when partly ground, called half stuff. --knight.
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clear stuff. see under clear.
small stuff naut., all kinds of small cordage. --ham.
nav. encyc.
stuff gown, the distinctive garb of a junior barrister;
hence, a junior barrister himself. see silk gown, under
silk.
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see also:
stuff clear stuff clear small stuff stuff gown silk gown
silk
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
small stuff
n : any light rope used on shipboard
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