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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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Transient
::
Transient
(a.)
Passing
before
the sight or
perception,
or, as it were,
moving
over or
across
a space or scene
viewed,
and then
disappearing;
hence,
of short
duration;
not
permanent;
not
lasting
or
durable;
not
stationary;
passing;
fleeting;
brief;
transitory;
as,
transient
pleasure..
Mantelet
::
Mantelet
(n.) A short cloak or
mantle
worn by
women.
Sonnet
::
Sonnet
(n.) A short poem, --
usually
amatory..
Odelet
::
Odelet
(n.) A
little
or short ode.
Welk
::
Welk (v. t.) To
contract;
to
shorten.
Unfalcated
::
Unfalcated
(a.)
Having
no
deductions;
not
curtailed,
or
shortened;
undiminished..
Bludgeon
::
Bludgeon
(n.) A short
stick,
with one end
loaded,
or
thicker
and
heavier
that the
other,
used as an
offensive
weapon..
Ramp
::
Ramp (n.) A short bend,
slope,
or
curve,
where a hand rail or cap
changes
its
direction..
Crinkled
::
Crinkled
(a.)
Having
short
bends,
turns,
or
wrinkles;
wrinkled;
wavy;
zigzag..
Dagger
::
Dagger
(n.) A short
weapon
used for
stabbing.
This is the
general
term: cf.
Poniard,
Stiletto,
Bowie
knife,
Dirk,
Misericorde,
Anlace..
Short Circuit
::
Short
circuit
() A
circuit
formed
or
closed
by a
conductor
of
relatively
low
resistance
because
shorter
or of
relatively
great
conductivity.
Desiccator
::
Desiccator
(n.) A short glass jar
fitted
with an
air-tight
cover,
and
containing
some
desiccating
agent,
as
sulphuric
acid or
calcium
chloride,
above which is
suspended
the
material
to be
dried,
or
preserved
from
moisture..
Retract
::
Retract
(v. t.) To draw back; to draw up or
shorten;
as, the cat can
retract
its
claws;
to
retract
a
muscle..
Tubulure
::
Tubulure
(n.) A short
tubular
opening
at the top of a
retort,
or at the top or side of a
bottle;
a
tubulation..
Epoch
::
Epoch (n.) A
period
of time,
longer
or
shorter,
remarkable
for
events
of great
subsequent
influence;
a
memorable
period;
as, the epoch of
maritime
discovery,
or of the
Reformation..
Detuncate
::
Detuncate
(v. t.) To
shorten
by
cutting;
to cut off; to lop off.
Tachygraphy
::
Tachygraphy
(n.) The art or
practice
of rapid
writing;
shorthand
writing;
stenography.
Hog
::
Hog (v. t.) To cut short like
bristles;
as, to hog the mane of a
horse..
Fubsy
::
Fubsy (a.)
Plump;
chubby;
short and
stuffy;
as a fubsy sofa.
Blunt
::
Blunt (n.) A short
needle
with a
strong
point.
See
Needle.
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