Definition of short

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Short (superl.) Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry..

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Slow :: Slow (superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion..
Failing :: Failing (n.) A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing..
Choppy :: Choppy (a.) Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea..
Grego :: Grego (n.) A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth, with a hood attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant..
L :: L (n.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles..
Sculler :: Sculler (n.) A boat rowed by one man with two sculls, or short oars..
Side :: Side (n.) The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc..
Dura :: Dura (n.) Short form for Dura mater.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces..
Perrier :: Perrier (n.) A short mortar used formerly for throwing stone shot.
Paeon :: Paeon (n.) A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable..
Clubfoot :: Clubfoot (n.) A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity, usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes..
Armistice :: Armistice (n.) A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce..
Wool :: Wool (n.) Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled..
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or by shortening in any way the vibrating part..
Shortly :: Shortly (adv.) In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose..
Poesy :: Poesy (n.) A short conceit or motto engraved on a ring or other thing; a posy.
Scull :: Scull (n.) One of a pair of short oars worked by one person.
Line :: Line (n.) A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend..
Giggle :: Giggle (v. t.) To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity..
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