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Vole :: Vole (n.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail..

Logography :: Logography (n.) A mode of reporting speeches without using shorthand, -- a number of reporters, each in succession, taking down three or four words..

Story-teller :: Storybook (n.) A book containing stories, or short narratives, either true or false..

Glimpse :: Glimpse (n.) A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight..

Short-spoken :: Short-spoken (a.) Speaking in a quick or short manner; hence, gruff; curt..

Undermanned :: Undermanned (a.) Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

Derringer :: Derringer (n.) A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball..

Giggle :: Giggle (n.) A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh..

Tubulure :: Tubulure (n.) A short tubular opening at the top of a retort, or at the top or side of a bottle; a tubulation..

Bite :: Bite (v.) The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another..

Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..

Feese :: Feese (n.) the short run before a leap.

Abbreviated :: Abbreviated (a.) Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.

Jerkin :: Jerkin (n.) A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.

Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; -- used with of.

Coehorn :: Coehorn (n.) A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men..

Chunk :: Chunk (n.) A short, thick piece of anything..

Tenderloin :: Tenderloin (n.) A strip of tender flesh on either side of the vertebral column under the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef and pork. It consists of the psoas muscles..

Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line..

Sanded :: Sanded (a.) Short-sighted.

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