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111short for — idi being a shorter form of: “Phone” is short for “telephone.”[/ex] …
112short whist — noun a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six • Syn: ↑whist, ↑long whist • Hypernyms: ↑card game, ↑cards • Hyponyms: ↑dummy whist,… …
113short s — noun or short ess : the ordinary written or printed lowercase form of the letter s compare long s …
114Short-lived Ministry — On 10 February 1746, following the resignation of the government of Henry Pelham, the Earl of Bath undertook the formation of a ministry. However, it only lasted two days, ending on 12 February even before all the members could be appointed, and… …
115Short-bread — Schottisches Shortbread Shortbread (engl. Mürbes Brot) ist ein schottisches Mürbeteiggebäck bestehend aus Butter, Zucker, Mehl und Reismehl oder Stärke. Shortbread wird üblicherweise in drei verschiedenen Formen gebacken: Zum einen dünne Scheiben …
116Short bread — Schottisches Shortbread Shortbread (engl. Mürbes Brot) ist ein schottisches Mürbeteiggebäck bestehend aus Butter, Zucker, Mehl und Reismehl oder Stärke. Shortbread wird üblicherweise in drei verschiedenen Formen gebacken: Zum einen dünne Scheiben …
117short title — noun an abbreviated form of entry for a book in a list or catalog that usually gives only the authors name, the title in brief, the date and place of publication, and the publishers or printers name …
118short-stuff — n American a small person. An affectionate or con descending form of address almost invariably said to a child by an adult …
119short for — abbreviated form of (i.e. a name) …
120short story — literary form which is shorter than a novel and is often characterized by a small number of characters and a unified theme …
