Definition of short

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Short (superl.) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; -- usually with of; as, to be short of money..

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Ideography :: Ideography (n.) The representation of ideas independently of sounds, or in an ideographic manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand writing, etc..
Studded :: Stud (n.) An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
Zebu :: Zebu (n.) A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff..
Parrot :: Parrot (n.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases..
Antibacchius :: Antibacchius (n.) A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#)..
Too :: Too (adv.) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much..
Short :: Short (superl.) Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight..
Short :: Short (superl.) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question..
Momentariness :: Momentariness (n.) The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.
Apocopated :: Apocopated (a.) Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form..
Cutlass :: Cutlass (n.) A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See Curtal ax..
Billet :: Billet (n.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron..
Ionic :: Ionic (n.) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the greater Ionic; or two short and two long, -- that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in which case it is called the smaller Ionic..
Sackbut :: Sackbut (n.) A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone..
Bird''s-foot :: Bird's-foot (n.) A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point..
Lip :: Lip (n.) An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel..
Biscuit :: Biscuit (n.) A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and shortened, or made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number are baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card..
Lived :: Lived (a.) Having life; -- used only in composition; as, long-lived; short-lived..
Shortening :: Shortening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shorte.
Sonnet :: Sonnet (n.) A short poem, -- usually amatory..
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