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Definition of short
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Short
(adv.)
Not
prolonged,
or
relatively
less
prolonged,
in
utterance;
--
opposed
to long, and
applied
to
vowels
or to
syllables.
In
English,
the long and short of the same
letter
are not, in most
cases,
the long and short of the same
sound;
thus, the i in ill is the short
sound,
not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See
Quantity,
and Guide to
Pronunciation,
//22, 30..
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Game
::
Game (v. i.) That which is
gained,
as the stake in a game; also, the
number
of
points
necessary
to be
scored
in order to win a game; as, in short whist five
points
are
game..
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..
Quicken
::
Quicken
(a.) To
shorten
the
radius
of (a
curve);
to make (a
curve)
sharper;
as, to
quicken
the
sheer,
that is, to make its curve more
pronounced..
Sock
::
Sock (n.) A knit or woven
covering
for the foot and lower leg; a
stocking
with a short leg.
Abridge
::
Abridge
(v. t.) To make
shorter;
to
shorten
in
duration;
to
lessen;
to
diminish;
to
curtail;
as, to
abridge
labor;
to
abridge
power or
rights..
Burrel Shot
::
Burrel
shot () A
mixture
of shot,
nails,
stones,
pieces
of old iron, etc., fired from a
cannon
at short
range,
in an
emergency..
Broken-winded
::
Broken-winded
(a.)
Having
short
breath
or
disordered
respiration,
as a
horse..
Benediction
::
Benediction
(n.) The short
prayer
which
closes
public
worship;
as, to give the
benediction..
Tailpiece
::
Tailpiece
(n.) An
ornament
placed
at the
bottom
of a short page to fill up the
space,
or at the end of a
book..
Short
::
Short
(superl.)
Deficient;
defective;
imperfect;
not
coming
up, as to a
measure
or
standard;
as, an
account
which is short of the
trith..
Portal
::
Portal
(n.)
Formerly,
a small
square
corner
in a room
separated
from the rest of the
apartment
by
wainscoting,
forming
a short
passage
to
another
apartment..
Nylgau
::
Nylgau
(n.) A large
Asiatic
antelope
(Boselaphus,
/
Portax,
tragocamelus),
found in
Northern
India.
It has short
horns,
a black mane, and a bunch of long hair on the
throat.
The
general
color is
grayish
brown..
Snag
::
Snag (n.) A stump or base of a
branch
that has been
lopped
off; a short
branch,
or a sharp or rough
branch;
a knot; a
protuberance..
Abortive
::
Abortive
(v.)
Cutting
short;
as,
abortive
treatment
of
typhoid
fever..
Proceleusmatic
::
Proceleusmatic
(n.) A foot
consisting
of four short
syllables.
Dash
::
Dash (n.) The sign of
staccato,
a small mark [/]
denoting
that the note over which it is
placed
is to be
performed
in a
short,
distinct
manner..
Ejaculation
::
Ejaculation
(n.) The
uttering
of a
short,
sudden
exclamation
or
prayer,
or the
exclamation
or
prayer
uttered..
Balloon
::
Balloon
(n.) A round
vessel,
usually
with a short neck, to hold or
receive
whatever
is
distilled;
a glass
vessel
of a
spherical
form..
Hoary
::
Hoary (a.)
Covered
with
short,
dense,
grayish
white
hairs;
canescent..
Aphetic
::
Aphetic
(a.)
Shortened
by
dropping
a
letter
or a
syllable
from the
beginning
of a word; as, an
aphetic
word or
form..
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