a circle formed by a plane that cuts a sphere not through its centre

The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.

(broadcasting) The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen); by extension, the television programs themselves.

Coins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag. / (idiomatic) A minor or insignificant amount of money. / (idiomatic, by extension) A person or thing of little importance or value.

(nautical) thin string, as opposed to the thick, heavy ropes that are more often used in sailing. It is commonly used in a whipping knot to bind the ends of ropes to prevent fraying.

(mathematics) The property of being a small-world network.

A small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides, consisting of the islands of Canna, Rùm, Eigg and Muck, as well as some smaller islands and skerries.

Synonym of minor miracle

(euphemistic, rare) A lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, room.

plural of small room