a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
(of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
(of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"
a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"
minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"
free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"
of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"