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Brief :: Brief (a.) An epitome.

Brief :: Brief (a.) Rife; common; prevalent.

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..

Squib :: Squib (a.) A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay..

Interval :: Interval (n.) A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium..

Briefless :: Briefless (a.) Having no brief; without clients; as, a briefless barrister..

Brevity :: Brevity (n.) Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life..

Metaphor :: Metaphor (n.) The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea..

Crack :: Crack (n.) A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack..

Compact :: Compact (p. p. & a) Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse..

Apostle :: Apostle (n.) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts..

Curtal :: Curtal (a.) Curt; brief; laconic.

Call :: Call (v. i.) To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders..

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)

Short :: Short (adv.) In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short..

Commatic :: Commatic (a.) Having short clauses or sentences; brief; concise.

Telegrammic :: Telegrammic (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a telegram; laconic; concise; brief..

Twinkle :: Twinkle (n.) A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated..

Briefman :: Briefman (n.) One who makes a brief.

Docket :: Docket (v. t.) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book; as, judgments regularly docketed..

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