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Swift :: Swift (v. i.) Of short continuance; passing away quickly.

Thumb :: Thumb (n.) The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex..

Low-studded :: Low-studded (a.) Furnished or built with short studs; as, a low-studded house or room..

Tuck :: Tuck (n.) A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait..

Frequently :: Frequently (adv.) At frequent or short intervals; many times; often; repeatedly; commonly.

Shortsighted :: Shortsighted (a.) Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia..

Snap :: Snap (n.) To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle..

Brachyceral :: Brachyceral (a.) Having short antennae, as certain insects..

Snooze :: Snooze (n.) A short sleep; a nap.

Trochee :: Trochee (n.) A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short, as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the second unaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus..

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

Setula :: Setula (n.) A small, short hair or bristle; a small seta..

Abortive :: Abortive (v.) Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever..

Sighted :: Sighted (a.) Having sight, or seeing, in a particular manner; -- used in composition; as, long-sighted, short-sighted, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, and the like..

Terutero :: Terutero (n.) The South American lapwing (Vanellus Cayennensis). Its wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also Cayenne lapwing.

Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top..

Short :: Short (adv.) In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short..

Underhanded :: Underhanded (a.) Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated.

Sculler :: Sculler (n.) A boat rowed by one man with two sculls, or short oars..

Short-breathed :: Short-breathed (a.) Having short-breath, or quick respiration..

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