least
About 173.88 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Chiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little.
least common multiple
- adjective Chiefly used with abstract nouns: less than all others in extent or size; littlest, smallest.
least common multiple
- adjective Of two or more animals or plants with the same name: the smaller or smallest.
least weasel
- adjective Lowest in importance or status; most insignificant or unimportant.
- adjective Followed by an agent noun: of a person: who does some action to the smallest degree.
- determiner Chiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little. Smallest in amount or extent.
He earns the least money in his family.
- determiner Smallest in amount or extent.
He earns the least money in his family.
- determiner Followed by a plural noun: the smallest number of; the fewest.
Whichever queue contains the least items by the time this logic branch is reached will be executed first.
Similar words
minimal minimum small lowest slightest smallest to the lowest degree equally even youngest
Often followed by
one in a two the as of to three some
Word family
leasts
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