hieroglyphic vs small

hieroglyphic

adj
  • of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols 

  • difficult to decipher 

noun
  • Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol. 

  • Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph. 

  • A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus 

small

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

  • Young, as a child. 

  • Humiliated or insignificant. 

  • 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”) 

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. 

adv
  • In a small fashion 

  • In or into small pieces. 

How often have the words hieroglyphic and small occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )