wee
wee
Definition
wee (wē)
adjective we′er, we′est
very small; tiny
Etymology: ME we, wei, small quantity (only in north Eng & Scot dial.) < OE (Anglian) wege, weg < base of wegan, to bear: see weigh
wee
Synonyms
wee
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- floor: I was sporting psychotic hair, a haggard face and facing a puddle of wee on the kitchen floor.
Adjective modifier
- full: They won't hold a full wee without leaking.
Converse of object
- need: Apart from when you need a wee in a hurry.
- do: Are you going to do a wee or a poo?
- have: I 've wee 'd more than we've had.
- hold: They won't hold a full wee without leaking.
Modifying Another Word
- so: Oh, and not so wee willy Will was there, which is always nice.
- still: Len no longer describes Cecil as ' a complete duck ' and her later comment ' while she's still wee ' is deleted.
- very: This is in addition to our growing program of classes in-house for very wee dancers.
- not: I'm not weeing in a skip for nobody, Pat, and I don't want my house filling with road signs.
Modifies a noun
- dram: He invited me for a wee dram in the bar.
- beasty: He was unsuccessful, so we are all none the wiser as to the true nature of these wee beasties.
- beastie: Indigenous to Scotland the wee globular beastie is considered a delicacy among the upper echelons of society.
- bit: Amazing what a wee bit of luck can do for a team.
- laddie: YOU ARE just like wee laddies playing in a gang.
- fella: Life is now moving forward but we will never forget the wee fella.
Noun used with modifier
- ain: It will be so nice to have oor ain wee place at last.
- ma: I took his set up and tried to weld ma wee brackets for the pipes above his sleeping head.
- asparagus: Sulfur can cause nasty smells that could be responsible for asparagus wee wee.
- darling: Poor wee soul Adrienne 13/07/06 11:16 Oh look at this darling wee boy.
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