hench vs small

hench

adj
  • Big, strong, and muscular. 

noun
  • The side of an arch from the topmost part (crown) to the bottommost part (impost). 

  • The narrow side of chimney stack, a haunch. 

verb
  • To be a henchman or henchwoman, usually for a supervillain. 

small

noun
  • Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back. 

  • One who fits an item of that size. 

  • One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured. 

  • An item labelled or denoted as being that size. 

verb
  • To become small; to dwindle. 

adj
  • Young, as a child. 

  • Humiliated or insignificant. 

  • Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters. 

  • Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. 

  • That is small (the manufactured size). 

  • Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean. 

  • Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short. 

  • Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”) 

adv
  • In a small fashion 

  • In or into small pieces. 

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