Search Result for "bantam":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of various small breeds of fowl;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. very small;
- Example: "diminutive in stature"
- Example: "a lilliputian chest of drawers"
- Example: "her petite figure"
- Example: "tiny feet"
- Example: "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
[syn: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bantam \Ban"tam\, n.
   A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs,
   probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
   [1913 Webster]


U.S. Gazetteer (1990):

Bantam, CT (borough, FIPS 2690)
  Location: 41.72349 N, 73.24382 W
  Population (1990): 757 (344 housing units)
  Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 06750


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

46 Moby Thesaurus words for "bantam":
   arch, baby, baby-sized, banty, button, chit, compact, diminutive,
   duodecimo, featherweight, fingerling, handy, lightweight, little,
   malapert, mini, miniature, miniaturized, minikin, minimal, minnow,
   minny, minuscule, monkey, mouse, nubbin, peewee, pert, petite,
   pocket, pocket-sized, pony, runt, shrimp, slip, small fry,
   small-scale, snip, snippet, subminiature, tit, toy, twelvemo,
   vest-pocket, wart, wisp