of modest size

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• modest — UK US /ˈmɒdɪst/ adjective ► not large in size or amount, or not expensive: modest amount/budget/profit »We have a fairly modest budget, considering our oil wealth. modest rise/increase/improvement »There has been a modest improvement in housing… …   Financial and business terms

• modest — adj. 1 not having a high opinion of your own abilities VERBS ▪ be, look, remain, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• size — noun 1 how big or small sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, impressive, large, massive, substantial, vast …   Collocations dictionary

• modest*/ — [ˈmɒdɪst] adj 1) fairly small in size, degree, or value He earned a modest income.[/ex] She has had some modest success with her short stories.[/ex] 2) a modest person does not like to talk about themselves, their achievements, or their abilities …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• modest — adjective Etymology: Latin modestus moderate; akin to Latin modus measure Date: 1565 1. a. placing a moderate estimate on one s abilities or worth b. neither bold nor self assertive ; tending toward diffidence 2. arising from or characteristic of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• modest — adjective /ˈmɑdəst/ a) Not bragging or boasting about oneself or ones achievements, unpretentious, humble. He earns a modest amount of money. b) Small, moderate in size. Her latest novel was a modest success …   Wiktionary

• pocket-size — adjective 1. limited in size or scope a small business a newspaper with a modest circulation small scale plans a pocket size country • Syn: ↑minor, ↑modest, ↑small, ↑small …   Useful english dictionary

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction        Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening …   Universalium

• art and architecture, Egyptian — Introduction       the ancient architectural monuments, sculptures, paintings, and decorative crafts produced mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia BC in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia. The course of art in… …   Universalium

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