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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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Undershoot
::
Undershoot
(v. t.) To shoot short of (a
mark).
Lie
::
Lie
(adj.)
To
abide;
to
remain
for a
longer
or
shorter
time; to be in a
certain
state or
condition;
as, to lie
waste;
to lie
fallow;
to lie open; to lie hid; to lie
grieving;
to lie under one's
displeasure;
to lie at the mercy of the
waves;
the paper does not lie
smooth
on the
wall..
Foreshorten
::
Foreshorten
(v. t.) To
represent
on a plane
surface,
as if
extended
in a
direction
toward
the
spectator
or
nearly
so; to
shorten
by
drawing
in
perspective..
Perrier
::
Perrier
(n.) A short
mortar
used
formerly
for
throwing
stone shot.
Minim
::
Minim (n.) A short
poetical
encomium.
Bobtailed
::
Bobtailed
(a.)
Having
the tail cut
short,
or
naturally
short;
curtailed;
as, a
bobtailed
horse or dog; a
bobtailed
coat..
Commorancy
::
Commorancy
(n.)
Residence
temporarily,
or for a short
time..
Epigram
::
Epigram
(n.) A short poem
treating
concisely
and
pointedly
of a
single
thought
or
event.
The
modern
epigram
is so
contrived
as to
surprise
the
reader
with a
witticism
or
ingenious
turn of
thought,
and is often
satirical
in
character..
Apothegmatize
::
Apothegmatize
(v. i.) To utter
apothegms,
or short and
sententious
sayings..
Twitch
::
Twitch
(n.) A
short,
spastic
contraction
of the
fibers
or
muscles;
a
simple
muscular
contraction;
as,
convulsive
twitches;
a
twitch
in the
side..
Snooze
::
Snooze
(n.) A short
sleep;
a nap.
Symptom
::
Symposium
(n.) A
collection
of short
essays
by
different
authors
on a
common
topic;
-- so
called
from the
appellation
given to the
philosophical
dialogue
by the
Greeks.
Crab
::
Crab (n.) One of the
brachyuran
Crustacea.
They are
mostly
marine,
and
usually
have a
broad,
short body,
covered
with a
strong
shell or
carapace.
The
abdomen
is small and
curled
up
beneath
the
body..
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..
Tete-a-tete
::
Tete-a-tete
(n.) A short sofa
intended
to
accomodate
two
persons.
Fanfare
::
Fanfare
(n.) A
flourish
of
trumpets,
as in
coming
into the
lists,
etc.; also, a short and
lively
air
performed
on
hunting
horns
during
the
chase..
Dock
::
Dock (v. t.) To cut off a part from; to
shorten;
to
deduct
from; to
subject
to a
deduction;
as, to dock one's
wages..
L
::
L (n.) A short
right-angled
pipe
fitting,
used in
connecting
two pipes at right
angles..
Collect
::
Collect
(v. t.) A
short,
comprehensive
prayer,
adapted
to a
particular
day,
occasion,
or
condition,
and
forming
part of a
liturgy..
Porcupine
::
Porcupine
(n.) Any
species
of
Erethizon
and
related
genera,
native
of
America.
They are
related
to the true
porcupines,
but have
shorter
spines,
and are
arboreal
in their
habits.
The
Canada
porcupine
(Erethizon
dorsatus)
is a well known
species..
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