Minute vs. Small
Difference Between Minute and Small
Minutenoun
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
You have twenty minutes to complete the test.Smalladjective
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
A small serving of ice cream.A small group.He made us all feel small.Minutenoun
(informal) A short but unspecified time period.
Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!Smalladjective
(figuratively) Young, as a child.
Remember when the children were small?Minutenoun
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.Smalladjective
Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
Minutenoun
A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting.Smalladjective
Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
Minutenoun
A unit of purchase on a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
If you buy this phone, you’ll get 100 free minutes.Smalladjective
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
a small space of timeMinutenoun
A point in time; a moment.
Smalladverb
In a small fashion.
Minutenoun
A nautical or a geographic mile.
Smalladverb
In or into small pieces.
Minutenoun
An old coin, a half farthing.
Smalladverb
(obsolete) To a small extent.
Minutenoun
(obsolete) A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.
Smallnoun
(rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
Minutenoun
(architecture) A fixed part of a module.
Smallverb
To make little or less.
Minutenoun
A while or a long unspecified period of time
Oh, I ain't heard that song in a minute!Smallverb
(intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
Minuteverb
(transitive) Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
I’ll minute this evening’s meeting.Smallnoun
the slender part of the back
Minuteverb
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
Smallnoun
a garment size for a small person
Minuteadjective
Very small.
They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing.Smalladjective
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;
a little dining rooma little housea small cara little (or small) groupa small voiceMinuteadjective
Very careful and exact, giving small details.
The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination.Smalladjective
limited in size or scope;
a small businessa newspaper with a modest circulationsmall-scale plansa pocket-size countryMinutenoun
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour;
he ran a 4 minute mileSmalladjective
low or inferior in station or quality;
a humble cottagea lowly parish priesta modest man of the peoplesmall beginningsMinutenoun
an indefinitely short time;
wait just a momentit only takes a minutein just a bitSmalladjective
not fully grown;
what a big little boy you aresmall childrenMinutenoun
a particular point in time;
the moment he arrived the party beganSmalladjective
too small to be seen except under a microscope
Minutenoun
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
Smalladjective
not large but sufficient in size or amount;
a modest salarymodest inflationhelped in my own small wayMinutenoun
a short note;
the secretary keeps the minutes of the meetingSmalladjective
(of a voice) faint;
a little voicea still small voiceMinutenoun
distance measured by the time taken to cover it;
we live an hour from the airportits just 10 minutes awaySmalladjective
slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope;
a series of death struggles with small time in betweenMinuteadjective
infinitely or immeasurably small;
two minute whiplike threads of protoplasmreduced to a microscopic scaleSmalladjective
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth);
her comments made me feel smallMinuteadjective
immeasurably small
Smalladjective
lowercase;
little asmall ae.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule lettersMinuteadjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;
a minute inspection of the groundsa narrow scrutinyan exact and minute reportSmalladjective
have fine or very small constituent particles;
a small misty rainSmalladverb
on a small scale;
think small
