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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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Palpicorn
::
Palpicorn
(n.) One of a group of
aquatic
beetles
(Palpicornia)
having
short
club-shaped
antennae,
and long
maxillary
palpi..
Puff
::
Puff (n.) A
sudden
and
single
emission
of
breath
from the
mouth;
hence,
any
sudden
or short blast of wind; a
slight
gust; a
whiff..
Space
::
Space (n.) A short time; a
while.
Sprunt
::
Sprunt
(n.)
Anything
short and
stiff.
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..
Toddle
::
Toddle
(v. i.) To walk with
short,
tottering
steps,
as a
child..
Chamber
::
Chamber
(n.) A short piece of
ordnance
or
cannon,
which stood on its
breech,
without
any
carriage,
formerly
used
chiefly
for
rejoicings
and
theatrical
cannonades..
Habergeon
::
Habergeon
(n.)
Properly,
a short
hauberk,
but often used
loosely
for the
hauberk..
Postil
::
Postil
(n.) A short
homily
or
commentary
on a
passage
of
Scripture;
as, the first
postils
were
composed
by order of
Charlemagne..
Deficiency
::
Deficiency
(n.) The state of being
deficient;
inadequacy;
want;
failure;
imperfection;
shortcoming;
defect.
Shut
::
Shut (a.) Cut off
sharply
and
abruptly
by a
following
consonant
in the same
syllable,
as the
English
short
vowels,
/, /, /, /, /,
always
are..
Bobsleigh
::
Bobsleigh
(n.) A short sled,
mostly
used as one of a pair
connected
by a reach or
coupling;
also, the
compound
sled so
formed..
Tete-a-tete
::
Tete-a-tete
(n.) A short sofa
intended
to
accomodate
two
persons.
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..
Pubescence
::
Pubescence
(n.) A
covering
of soft short
hairs,
or down, as one some
plants
and
insects;
also, the state of being so
covered..
Anhelation
::
Anhelation
(n.) Short and rapid
breathing;
a
panting;
asthma.
Diastole
::
Diastole
(n.) A
figure
by which a
syllable
naturally
short is made long.
Metronome
::
Metronome
(n.) An
instrument
consisting
of a short
pendulum
with a
sliding
weight.
It is set in
motion
by
clockwork,
and
serves
to
measure
time in
music..
Podgy
::
Podgy (a.) Fat and
short;
pudgy.
Brachyura
::
Brachyura
(n. pl.) A group of
decapod
Crustacea,
including
the
common
crabs,
characterized
by a small and short
abdomen,
which is bent up
beneath
the large
cephalo-thorax.
[Also spelt
Brachyoura.]
See Crab, and
Illustration
in
Appendix..
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