The difference between Capital and Small

When used as nouns, capital means already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures), whereas small means any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

When used as adjectives, capital means of prime importance, whereas small means not large or big.

Small is also adverb with the meaning: in a small fashion.

Small is also verb with the meaning: to make little or less.

check bellow for the other definitions of Capital and Small

  1. Capital as a noun (uncountable, economics):

    Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).

  2. Capital as a noun (uncountable, business, finance, insurance):

    Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

    Examples:

    "He does not have enough capital to start a business."

  3. Capital as a noun (countable):

    A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

    Examples:

    "Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America."

    "The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital."

  4. Capital as a noun (countable):

    The most important city in the field specified.

  5. Capital as a noun (countable):

    An uppercase letter.

  6. Capital as a noun (countable, architecture):

    The uppermost part of a column.

  7. Capital as a noun (uncountable):

    Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.

    Examples:

    "Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession."

  8. Capital as a noun (countable, by extension):

    The chief or most important thing.

  1. Capital as an adjective:

    Of prime importance.

  2. Capital as an adjective:

    Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.

    Examples:

    "London and Paris are capital cities."

  3. Capital as an adjective (comparable, British, dated):

    Excellent.

    Examples:

    "That is a capital idea!"

  4. Capital as an adjective:

    Involving punishment by death.

  5. Capital as an adjective:

    Uppercase.

    Examples:

    "ant lower-case"

    "One begins a sentence with a capital letter."

  6. Capital as an adjective:

    Of or relating to the head.

  1. Small as an adjective:

    Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

    Examples:

    "A small serving of ice cream."

    "A small group."

    "He made us all feel small."

  2. Small as an adjective (figuratively):

    Young, as a child.

    Examples:

    "Remember when the children were small?"

  3. Small as an adjective (writing, incomparable):

    Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.

  4. Small as an adjective:

    Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.

  5. Small as an adjective:

    Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.

    Examples:

    "a small space of time"

  1. Small as an adverb:

    In a small fashion.

  2. Small as an adverb:

    In or into small pieces.

  3. Small as an adverb (obsolete):

    To a small extent.

  1. Small as a noun (rare):

    Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

  1. Small as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To make little or less.

  2. Small as a verb (intransitive):

    To become small; to dwindle.

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