measure quantity amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
handling manipulation | the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means |
handling | manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something |
materials handling | act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices |
treatment handling | the management of someone or something, the handling of prisoners, the treatment of water sewage, the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system |
small civet Viverricula indica Viverricula malaccensis | a common civet of southeast Asia |
small white Pieris rapae | small widely distributed form |
firearm piece small-arm | a portable gun, he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster |
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 |
quantity | an adequate or large amount, he had a quantity of ammunition |
small intestine | the longest part of the alimentary canal, where digestion is completed |
small | the slender part of the back |
quantity | the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable |
numerical quantity | a quantity expressed as a number |
variable variable quantity | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
constant constant quantity invariable | a quantity that does not vary |
parameter parametric quantity | a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves |
small print fine print | material printed in small type, he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print |
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 |
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 |
unknown unknown quantity | a variable whose values are solutions of an equation |
unknown quantity | a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent, I don't know what the new man will do, he's still an unknown quantity |
little slam small slam | winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
small cap | a corporation with a small capitalization, this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps |
village small town settlement | a community of people smaller than a town |
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 |
wee small voice small voice voice of conscience | an inner voice that judges your behavior |
Small Magellanic Cloud | the smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere |
c child kid youngster minor shaver nipper small fry tiddler tike tyke fry nestling | a young person of either sex, she writes books for children, they're just kids, `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
pip-squeak squirt small fry | someone who is small and insignificant |
small businessman | a businessman who runs a business employing less than people |
small-for-gestational-age infant SGA infant | an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age |
small person | a person of below average size |
small farmer | a farmer on a small farm |
small white aster | a variety of aster |
small cane switch cane Arundinaria tecta | small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States |
small-leaved linden small-leaved lime Tilia cordata | large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves, often cultivated as an ornamental |
European cranberry small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccus | small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere |
handling cost handling charge | the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) |
small change chickenfeed chump change | a trifling sum of money |
fundamental quantity fundamental measure | one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |