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Rota :: Rota (n.) A short-lived political club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of Parliament..

Brigadier General :: Brigadier general () An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier..

Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..

Proceleusmatic :: Proceleusmatic (n.) A foot consisting of four short syllables.

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

Swarth :: Swarth (n.) Sward; short grass.

Giggle :: Giggle (v. t.) To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity..

Mince :: Mince (v. i.) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner..

Trumpet :: Trumpet (n.) A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine..

Logography :: Logography (n.) A mode of reporting speeches without using shorthand, -- a number of reporters, each in succession, taking down three or four words..

Caulicle :: Caulicle (n.) A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of seed; -- otherwise called a radicle..

Brachelytra :: Brachelytra (n. pl.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles..

Galley-worm :: Galley-worm (n.) A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or thousand legs. See Chilognatha..

Sprunt :: Sprunt (n.) Anything short and stiff.

Shortwing :: Shortwing (n.) Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong to Brachypterix, Callene, and allied genera..

Tornado :: Tornado (n.) A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone..

Long :: Long (n.) The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it..

Howitzer :: Howitzer (n.) A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar..

Pygmy :: Pygmy (n.) Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf..

Brevirostrate :: Brevirostrate (a.) Short-billed; having a short beak.

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