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Definition of short
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Short
(superl.)
Breaking
or
crumbling
readily
in the
mouth;
crisp;
as, short
pastry..
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Bristle
::
Bristle
(n.) A
short,
stiff,
coarse
hair, as on the back of
swine..
Bobtailed
::
Bobtailed
(a.)
Having
the tail cut
short,
or
naturally
short;
curtailed;
as, a
bobtailed
horse or dog; a
bobtailed
coat..
Courtepy
::
Courtepy
(n.) A short coat of
coarse
cloth.
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
Cat-harping
::
Cat-harping
(n.) One of the short ropes or iron
cramps
used to brace in the
shrouds
toward
the masts so a to give freer sweep to the
yards.
Fail
::
Fail (v. i.) To be
affected
with want; to come
short;
to lack; to be
deficient
or
unprovided;
-- used with of.
Giggle
::
Giggle
(n.) A kind of
laugh,
with short
catches
of the voice or
breath;
a
light,
silly
laugh..
Noddy
::
Noddy (n.) An
inverted
pendulum
consisting
of a short
vertical
flat
spring
which
supports
a rod
having
a bob at the top; -- used for
detecting
and
measuring
slight
horizontal
vibrations
of a body to which it is
attached.
Shortening
::
Shortening
(n.) That which
renders
pastry
short or
friable,
as
butter,
lard, etc..
Offset
::
Offset
(n.) A short
distance
measured
at right
angles
from a line
actually
run to some point in an
irregular
boundary,
or to some
object..
Chunky
::
Chunky
(a.) Short and
thick.
Blear-eyed
::
Blear-eyed
(a.)
Lacking
in
perception
or
penetration;
short-sighted;
as, a
blear-eyed
bigot..
Stenographer
::
Stenograph
(n.) A
production
of
stenography;
anything
written
in
shorthand.
Bludgeon
::
Bludgeon
(n.) A short
stick,
with one end
loaded,
or
thicker
and
heavier
that the
other,
used as an
offensive
weapon..
Chock
::
Chock (n.) A heavy
casting
of
metal,
usually
fixed near the
gunwale.
It has two short
horn-shaped
arms
curving
inward,
between
which ropes or
hawsers
may pass for
towing,
mooring,
etc..
Awhile
::
Awhile
(adv.)
For a
while;
for some time; for a short time.
Fret
::
Fret (n.) A short piece of wire, or other
material
fixed
across
the
finger
board of a
guitar
or a
similar
instrument,
to
indicate
where the
finger
is to be
placed..
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..
Snip-snap
::
Snip-snap
(a.)
Quick;
short;
sharp;
smart.
Interlude
::
Interlude
(n.) A form of
English
drama or play,
usually
short,
merry,
and
farcical,
which
succeeded
the
Moralities
or Moral Plays in the
transition
to the
romantic
or
Elizabethan
drama..
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