smalls
/smɔlz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
name
Alternative spelling of Small.
Example Sentences
- "He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line."
- "The smalls he was wearing were tight."
- "Unkempt, bearded to the eyes, there he stood clutching his shapeless old cabbage-tree, in mud-stained jumper and threadbare smalls—the very spit of the unsuccessful digger."
- "[…]there are also some great B&Bs and guesthouses where you can unpack a toothbrush and fresh set of smalls for the morning."
- "They billowed in the sticky summer breeze, curved and enormous like the sails of the Sydney Opera House. Just when did my smalls become so impossibly large?"
- "He reassured another questioner that B.R. were still deeply interested in smalls traffic, but said that there would have to be substantial changes in the mode of operation and that concentration of the traffic was essential."
Etymology
From small.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /smɔlz/
- British English: /smɔːlz/