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smalls

The correct spelling is smalls.

How to pronounce smalls

/smɔːlz/
noun

IPA: /smɔːlz/

Say it like: Sma-lls

The correct spelling is smalls. Underwear. For example: "He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line."

Usage Examples

He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Underwear.
  2. 2.Small goods.
  3. 3.(Oxford University slang) The preliminary examination for a degree.
  4. 4.Short for small ad.
  5. 5.Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

verb

  1. 1.To make little or less.
  2. 2.To become small; to dwindle.

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