small hours
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small hours
pl.n.
The early hours after midnight.
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small hours
pl n
the small hours the early hours of the morning, after midnight and before dawn
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small′ hours′
n.pl.
the hours immediately after midnight; the wee hours.
[1830–40]
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small hours
- Midnight or 1 a.m. to dawn, when the numbered hours are "small."See also related terms for midnight.
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Noun | 1. | small hours - the hours just after midnight time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late" |
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Translations
časné ráno
kora hajnal
fyrstu stundir sólarhringsins
skoré ráno
gece yarısından hemen sonraki saatler
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small
(smoːl) adjective1. little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great. She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.
2. not doing something on a large scale. He's a small businessman.
3. little; not much. You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.
4. (of the letters of the alphabet) not capital. The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.
small ads advertisements in the personal columns of a newspaper.
small arms weapons small and light enough to be carried by a man. They found a hoard of rifles and other small arms belonging to the rebels.
small change coins of small value. a pocketful of small change.
small hours the hours immediately after midnight. He woke up in the small hours.
ˈsmallpox noun a type of serious infectious disease in which there is a severe rash of large, pus-filled spots that usually leave scars.
small screen television, not the cinema. This play is intended for the small screen.
ˈsmall-time adjective (of a thief etc) not working on a large scale. a small-time crook/thief.
feel/look small to feel or look foolish or insignificant. He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small.
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