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Fubsy :: Fubsy (a.) Plump; chubby; short and stuffy; as a fubsy sofa.

Short :: Short (superl.) Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); -- with of..

Thurl :: Thurl (n.) A short communication between adits in a mine.

Staple :: Staple (n.) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels..

Bob :: Bob (n.) To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob..

Graduated :: Graduated (a.) Tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer..

Cutty :: Cutty (n.) A short spoon.

Tongue-tie :: Tongue-tie (n.) Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums..

Bobsleigh :: Bobsleigh (n.) A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed..

Aphetize :: Aphetize (v. t.) To shorten by aphesis.

Elbow :: Elbow (n.) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent..

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

Stenodermine :: Stenoderm (n.) Any species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma, native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose membrane..

Cacajao :: Cacajao (n.) A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia (/ Brachyurus) melanocephala).

Twitch :: Twitch (n.) The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve..

Shortly :: Shortly (adv.) In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.

Iambic :: Iambic (a.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot..

Credit :: Credit (n.) The time given for payment for lands or goods sold on trust; as, a long credit or a short credit..

Dagger :: Dagger (n.) A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace..

Armistice :: Armistice (n.) A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce..

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