Small vs. Tight
Smalladjective
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
Smalladjective
(figuratively) Young, as a child.
Smalladjective
Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
Smalladjective
Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
Smalladjective
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
Smalladverb
In a small fashion.
Smalladverb
In or into small pieces.
Smalladverb
(obsolete) To a small extent.
Smallnoun
(rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
Smallverb
To make little or less.
Smallverb
(intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
Smalladjective
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.
Smalladjective
Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
Smalladjective
Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; - sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
Smalladjective
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
Smalladjective
Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.
Smalladverb
In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.
Smalladverb
Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
Smallnoun
The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
Smallnoun
Smallclothes.
Smallnoun
Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
Smallverb
To make little or less.
Smallnoun
the slender part of the back
Smallnoun
a garment size for a small person
Smalladjective
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;
Smalladjective
limited in size or scope;
Smalladjective
low or inferior in station or quality;
Smalladjective
not fully grown;
Smalladjective
too small to be seen except under a microscope
Smalladjective
not large but sufficient in size or amount;
Smalladjective
(of a voice) faint;
Smalladjective
slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope;
Smalladjective
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth);
Smalladjective
lowercase;
Smalladjective
have fine or very small constituent particles;
Smalladverb
on a small scale;
Tightadjective
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
Tightadjective
Unyielding or firm
Tightadjective
Under high tension.
Tightadjective
(colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
Tightadjective
Intimately friendly.
Tightadjective
Miserly or frugal.
Tightadjective
(of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
Tightadjective
Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
Tightadjective
Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
Tightadjective
Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
Tightadjective
Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
Tightadjective
(sport) Not conceding many goals.
Tightadjective
(slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
Tightadjective
(slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
Tightadjective
Mean; unfair; unkind.
Tightadjective
(obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
Tightadjective
(obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
Tightadjective
(poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands. en
Tightadjective
(poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands. en
Tightadverb
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Tightadverb
Soundly.
Tightverb
(obsolete) To tighten.
Tight
p. p. of Tie.
Tightadjective
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
Tightadjective
Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; - often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
Tightadjective
Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
Tightadjective
Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
Tightadjective
Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
Tightadjective
Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; - applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
Tightadjective
Handy; adroit; brisk.
Tightadjective
Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
Tightadjective
Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; - said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
Tightverb
To tighten.
Tightadjective
closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
Tightadjective
pulled or drawn tight;
Tightadjective
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;
Tightadjective
pressed tightly together;
Tightadjective
used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
Tightadjective
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow;
Tightadjective
of such close construction as to be impermeable;
Tightadjective
of textiles;
Tightadjective
securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid;
Tightadjective
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;
Tightadjective
very drunk
Tightadjective
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;
Tightadjective
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
Tightadjective
packed closely together;
Tightadverb
firmly or tightly;
Tightadverb
in an attentive manner;
