fold folding | the act of folding, he gave the napkins a double fold |
minor surgery | any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance |
variola minor variola minor virus | a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about percent |
American woodcock woodcock snipe Philohela minor | small long-billed woodcock, prized as a game bird |
small civet Viverricula indica Viverricula malaccensis | a common civet of southeast Asia |
small white Pieris rapae | small widely distributed form |
bi-fold door | an interior door |
firearm piece small-arm | a portable gun, he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster |
fold sheepfold sheep pen sheepcote | a pen for sheep |
minor suit | ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs |
minor tranquilizer minor tranquillizer minor tranquilliser antianxiety drug anxiolytic anxiolytic drug | a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability |
small boat | a boat that is small |
small computer system interface SCSI | interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers |
small ship | a ship that is small |
small stores | personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay |
small stuff | any light rope used on shipboard |
triviality trivia trifle small beer a | something of small importance |
small | a garment size for a small person |
protective fold | a flap of tissue that protects what it covers |
epicanthus epicanthic fold | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus, normal for Mongolian peoples, sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome |
fold plica | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
vocal cord vocal fold vocal band plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
false vocal cord false vocal fold superior vocal cord ventricular fold vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
true vocal cord true vocal fold inferior vocal cord inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis, produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them |
small intestine | the longest part of the alimentary canal, where digestion is completed |
pectoralis minor musculus pectoralis minor smaller pectoral muscle | a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs |
small | the slender part of the back |
rhomboid minor muscle lesser rhomboid muscle musculus rhomboideus minor | rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward |
teres minor teres minor muscle musculus teres minor | teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally |
bit part minor role | a small role |
minor axis | the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid |
small print fine print | material printed in small type, he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print |
minor premise minor premiss subsumption | the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) |
minor term | the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion |
fine print small print | the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type, don't sign a contract without reading the fine print |
small letter lowercase lowerase letter minuscule | the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case |
small capital small cap | a character having the form of an upperase letter but the same height as lowerase letters |
minor scale minor diatonic scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the nd and rd and th and th |
minor key minor mode | a key based on the minor scale |
d chitchat chithat chit chat small talk gab gabfest gossip tittle-tattle chin wag chin-wag chin wagging chin-wagging causerie b | light informal conversation for social occasions |
little slam small slam | winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
flock fold | a group of sheep or goats |
congregation fold faithful | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
small cap | a corporation with a small capitalization, this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps |
minor-league team minor-league club | a team that plays in a minor league |
village small town settlement | a community of people smaller than a town |
minor league minors bush league | a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) |
Small Business Administration SBA | an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts |
consumer finance company small loan company | a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan |
Asia Minor Anatolia | a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey |