| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small, portable |
Synonyms: |
abridged, canned, capsule, compact, concise, condensed, diminutive, epitomized, itsy-bitsy, little, midget, miniature, minute, peewee, pint-sized, potted, tiny, wee |
Antonyms: |
big, huge, large |
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cavity, pouch |
Synonyms: |
bag, chamber, compartment, hole, hollow, opening, receptacle, sack, socket |
Antonyms: |
mound, mountain |
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help oneself to something |
Synonyms: |
abstract, appropriate, conceal, enclose, filch, hide, lift, nab, pilfer, pinch, purloin, shoplift, steal, swipe, take |
Antonyms: |
give |
| Main Entry: | appropriate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal |
Synonyms: |
annex, borrow, clap, confiscate, cop, embezzle, filch, get fingers on, get hands on, glom on to, grab, grab hold of, hijack, liberate, lift, misappropriate, moonlight requisition, pilfer, pocket, secure, snatch, swipe, take over, usurp |
Antonyms: |
bequeath, bestow, give, return |
| Main Entry: | bag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container for one's possesions |
Synonyms: |
attaché, backpack, briefcase, carry-on, carryall, case, duffel, gear, handbag, haversack, holdall, kit, knapsack, pack, packet, pocket, pocketbook, poke, pouch, purse, rucksack, sac, sack, saddlebag, satchel, suitcase, tote |
| Main Entry: | capsule |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shortened form |
Synonyms: |
abridged, canned, condensed, epitomized, pocket, potted, tabloid |
| Main Entry: | cavity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sunken or decayed area |
Synonyms: |
armpit, atrium, basin, bursa, caries, chamber, crater, decay, dent, depression, gap, hole, hollow, pit, pocket, sinus, socket, vacuity, void |
| Main Entry: | chamber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small compartment, room |
Synonyms: |
alcove, antechamber, apartment, bedchamber, bedroom, box, case, cavity, cell, chest, container, cubicle, enclosure, flat, hall, hollow, lodging, pocket, room, socket |
| Main Entry: | depression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concavity, cavity |
Synonyms: |
basin, bowl, crater, dent, dimple, dip, excavation, hole, hollow, impression, indentation, pit, pocket, sag, scoop, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, vacuity, vacuum, valley, void |
Antonyms: |
bulge, convexity, protuberance |
| Main Entry: | diminutive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tiny, petite |
Synonyms: |
Lilliputian, bantam, bitsy, bitty, button, little, midget, mini, miniature, minute, peewee, pint-sized, pocket, pocket-sized, small, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, undersize, wee, weeny |
| Notes: | Diminutive words can be literal or metaphorical, are often terms of endearment or affection, familiarity or intimacy, but sometimes also suggest condescension or dismissal. The contrasting word form is augmentative, whose general meaning is 'large,' often implying awkwardness or ugliness, as in eat up, hurry up. Augmentatives are common in Latinate languages. In English, augmentative words are generally formed by the addition of augmentative affixes. |
Antonyms: |
big, huge, large, tall |