small+fry
31Fry — Fry, n. [OE. fri, fry, seed, descendants, cf. OF. froye spawning, spawn of. fishes, little fishes, fr. L. fricare tosub (see {Friction}), but cf. also Icel. fr[ae], frj[=o], seed, Sw. & Dan. fr[ o], Goth. fraiw seed, descendants.] [1913 Webster]… …
32small — O.E. smæl slender, narrow, small, from P.Gmc. *smalaz (Cf. O.S., Dan., Swed., M.Du., Du., O.H.G. smal, O.Fris. smel, Ger. schmal narrow, Goth. smalista smallest, O.N. smali small cattle, sheep ), perhaps from a PIE root * (s)melo smaller animal …
33small — [adj1] tiny in size, quantity baby, bantam, bitty*, cramped, diminutive, humble, immature, inadequate, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insufficient, limited, little, meager, microscopic, mini*, miniature, minuscule, minute, modest, narrow,… …
34small fish — small fry, tiny fish, disadvantageous person …
35small — 1 /smO:l/ adjective 1 SIZE not large in size or amount: He s a small man, only five feet tall. | Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe. | No, not that one the small one with the red handle! | a smaller increase in the inflation… …
36fry — I UK [fraɪ] / US verb Word forms fry : present tense I/you/we/they fry he/she/it fries present participle frying past tense fried past participle fried * 1) a) fry or fry up [transitive] to cook food in hot oil or fat Heat the oil in a large pan… …
37fry — fry1 [ fraı ] verb * 1. ) transitive to cook food in hot oil or fat: Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic for 5 minutes. a ) intransitive to be cooked in hot oil or fat: the smell of chicken frying in the kitchen => STIR… …
38fry — I. verb (fried; frying) Etymology: Middle English frien, from Anglo French frire, from Latin frigere to roast; akin to Greek phrygein to roast, fry, Sanskrit bhṛjjati he roasts Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to cook in a pan or on a… …
39fry — [[t]fra͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ fries, frying, fried 1) VERB When you fry food, you cook it in a pan that contains hot fat or oil. [V n] Fry the breadcrumbs until golden brown. [V ed] ...fried rice. 2) N PLURAL Fry are very small, young fish. 3) N PLURAL… …
40fry — 1 verb past tense and past participle fried 1 (I, T) to cook something in hot fat or oil, or to be cooked in hot fat or oil: Fry the onions until they are golden. 2 (I, T) AmE slang to kill someone, or to be killed, as a punishment in the… …
