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Look up: Little

  1. Little
    Meaning as a surname: Nickname for a small person.
    Found on http://www.nameseekers.co.uk/surname.htm

  2. little
    [adj] - not fully grown 2. [adj] - lowercase 3. [adj] - (of a voice) faint 4. [adj] - small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) 5. [adv] - not much 6. [n] - a small amount or duration
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. LITTLE
    A typeless language used to produce machine-independent software. LITTLE has been used to implement SETL. Guide to the LITTLE Language, D. Shields, LITTLE Newsletter 33, Courant Inst (Aug 1977).
    Found on

  4. little
    that end of the connecting rod attached to the gudgeon pin Category: Mechanical engineering • physiological disease of vines caused by deficiency of zinc Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Little
    Lit'tle adjective [ The regular comparative of this word is wanting, its place being supplied by less , or, rarely, lesser . See Lesser . For the superlative least is used, the regular form, littlest , occurring very rarely, except in some of the English provinces, and occasionally in colloquial language. ' Where love is great, the littlest doubts are fear.' ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/51

  6. Little
    Lit'tle noun 1. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like. « Much was in little writ.» Dryden. « There are many expressions, which carrying with them no clear ideas, are like to remove but little of my ignorance.» Locke. 2. A small degree or scale; miniature. ' His picture in little .' Shak ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/51

  7. Little
    Lit'tle adverb In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it. ' The poor sleep little .' Otway.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/51

  8. Little
    Lit'tle adjective -- Little Englander , an Englishman opposed to territorial expansion of the British Empire. See Antiimperialism , above. Hence: Little Englandism . -- Little-neck clam , or Little neck (Zoology) , the quahog, or round clam. -- Little peach , a disease of peaches in which the fruit is much dwarfed, and t ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/51

  9. little
    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. 'He sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.' (Luke xix. 3) ... 2. Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. little
    minuscule adjective lowercase; `little a`; `small a`; `e.e.cummings`s poetry is written all in minuscule letters`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. little
    small adjective (of children and animals) young, immature; `what a big little boy you are`; `small children`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. little
    small adjective (of a voice) faint; `a little voice`; `a still small voice`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. little
    adjective small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); `a nice little job`; `bless your little heart`; `my dear little mother`; `a sweet little deal`; `I`m tired of your petty little schemes`; `filthy little tricks`; `what a nasty little situation`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. little
    adverb not much; `he talked little about his family`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. little
    noun a small amount or duration; `he accepted the little they gave him`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. Little
    `Little` is a surname and may refer to: * Angela Little * Bentley Little, American author * Bingo Little * Booker Little * Brian Little * Carlo Little * Cleavon Little * Donald Little, a Manitoba judge * Floyd Little * Frances Little * Frank Little, Australian archbishop * Frank Little, U.S. trade unionist * Gerry P. Little * Grady Little * Jason Little (cartoonist) * Jason Little (rugby player) * Jean Little * Joan Little * John Little * John N...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little

  17. Little
    • (a.) Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water. • (a.) Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence. • (n.) That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like. • (a.) Short i...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. little
    a comic verse form, often a quatrain rhyming aabb but really identified by its content, the gruesome fate of 'Little Willy' or a comparable figure. The form, popularized by Harry Graham (1874-1936), includes the well-known Billy, in one of his nice new sashes, Fell in the fire and was burnt to ashes; Now, although the room grows chilly, I haven't t...
    Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_r


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