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Definition of short
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Short
(superl.)
Abrupt;
brief;
pointed;
petulant;
as, he gave a short
answer
to the
question..
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Antispast
::
Antispast
(n.) A foot of four
syllables,
the first and
fourth
short,
and the
second
and third long (#)..
Hatchet
::
Hatchet
(n.) A small ax with a short
handle,
to be used with one
hand..
Cherup
::
Cherup
(v. t.) To
excite
or urge on by
making
a
short,
shrill,
cheerful
sound;
to
cherup
to. See
Chirrup..
Shorthead
::
Shorthead
(n.) A
sucking
whale less than one year old; -- so
called
by
sailors.
Roll
::
Roll (v.) A kind of
shortened
raised
biscuit
or
bread,
often
rolled
or
doubled
upon
itself..
Dagger
::
Dagger
(n.) A short
weapon
used for
stabbing.
This is the
general
term: cf.
Poniard,
Stiletto,
Bowie
knife,
Dirk,
Misericorde,
Anlace..
Punch
::
Punch (n.) A
short,
fat
fellow;
anything
short and
thick..
Waddle
::
Waddle
(v. i.) To walk with short
steps,
swaying
the body from one side to the
other,
like a duck or very fat
person;
to move
clumsily
and
totteringly
along;
to
toddle;
to
stumble;
as, a child
waddles
when he
begins
to walk; a goose
waddles..
Ostrich
::
Ostrich
(n.) A large bird of the genus
Struthio,
of which
Struthio
camelus
of
Africa
is the best known
species.
It has long and very
strong
legs,
adapted
for rapid
running;
only two toes; a long neck,
nearly
bare of
feathers;
and short wings
incapable
of
flight.
The adult male is about eight feet
high..
Retract
::
Retract
(v. t.) To draw back; to draw up or
shorten;
as, the cat can
retract
its
claws;
to
retract
a
muscle..
Wedge-tailed
::
Wedge-tailed
(a.)
Having
a tail which has the
middle
pair of
feathers
longest,
the rest
successively
and
decidedly
shorter,
and all more or less
attenuate;
-- said of
certain
birds.
See
Illust.
of Wood
hoopoe,
under
Wood..
Siphon
::
Siphon
(n.) A
device,
consisting
of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two
branches
or legs of
unequal
length,
by which a
liquid
can be
transferred
to a lower
level,
as from one
vessel
to
another,
over an
intermediate
elevation,
by the
action
of the
pressure
of the
atmosphere
in
forcing
the
liquid
up the
shorter
branch
of the pipe
immersed
in it, while the
continued
excess
of
weight
of the
liquid
in the
longer
branch
(when once
filled)
causes
a
continuous
flow. The flow takes place only when the
Shortcake
::
Shortcake
(n.) An
unsweetened
breakfast
cake
shortened
with
butter
or lard,
rolled
thin, and
baked..
Bacchius
::
Bacchius
(n.) A
metrical
foot
composed
of a short
syllable
and two long ones;
according
to some, two long and a
short..
Tribe
::
Tribe (n.) A
family
of
animals
descended
from some
particular
female
progenitor,
through
the
female
line; as, the
Duchess
tribe of
shorthorns..
Subpellucid
::
Subpedunculate
(a.)
Supported
on, or
growing
from, a very short stem;
having
a short
peduncle..
Measure
::
Measure
(a.) The
manner
of
ordering
and
combining
the
quantities,
or long and short
syllables;
meter;
rhythm;
hence,
a foot; as, a poem in
iambic
measure..
Chronoscope
::
Chronoscope
(n.) An
instrument
for
measuring
minute
intervals
of time; used in
determining
the
velocity
of
projectiles,
the
duration
of
short-lived
luminous
phenomena,
etc..
Short
::
Short
(superl.)
Not
extended
in time;
having
very
limited
duration;
not
protracted;
as, short
breath..
Acciaccatura
::
Acciaccatura
(n.) A short grace note, one
semitone
below the note to which it is
prefixed;
-- used
especially
in organ
music.
Now used as
equivalent
to the short
appoggiatura..
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