Definition of brief

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Brief (a.) Short in duration.

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Twinkle :: Twinkle (n.) A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated..
Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..
Flicker :: Flicker (n.) The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame..
Clank :: Clank (n.) A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink..
Libel :: Libel (n.) A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc..
Jot :: Jot (v. t.) To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down.
Momental :: Momental (a.) Lasting but a moment; brief.
Brief :: Brief (a.) A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
Abbreviate :: Abbreviate (v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken..
Phrase :: Phrase (n.) A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase..
Mention :: Mention (v. t.) To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.
Recapitulate :: Recapitulate (v. t.) To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize..
Paragraph :: Paragraph (n.) A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph..
Commatic :: Commatic (a.) Having short clauses or sentences; brief; concise.
Sudden :: Sudden (a.) Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy..
Glide :: Glide (n.) A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with gradual change in the most frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 19, 161, 162). Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element)
Proverb :: Proverb (n.) An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage..
Epitome :: Epitome (n.) A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.
Spurted :: Spurt (n.) A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space..
Duebill :: Duebill (n.) A brief written acknowledgment of a debt, not made payable to order, like a promissory note..
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