large vs little

large

adj
  • Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. 

  • That is large (the manufactured size). 

  • Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter. 

adv
  • Before the wind. 

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

  • A thousand dollars/pounds. 

  • One who fits an item of that size. 

  • An item labelled or denoted as being that size. 

little

adj
  • Small in size. 

  • Operating on a small scale. 

  • Very young. 

  • Short in duration; brief. 

  • To imply that the inhabitants of the place have an insular attitude and are hostile to those they perceive as foreign. 

  • Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous. 

  • Younger. 

  • Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place. 

  • Having few members. 

  • Insignificant, trivial. 

  • Used to belittle a person. 

pron
  • Not much; not a large amount. 

det
  • Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of). 

adv
  • Not at all. 

  • Not much. 

noun
  • One who has mentally age regressed to a childlike state. 

  • A small amount. 

  • A child; particularly an infant. 

  • A newly initiated member of a sorority, who is mentored by a big. 

  • The participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role. 

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