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41short — adjective 1》 of a small length or duration. ↘(of a ball in sport) travelling only a small distance before bouncing. 2》 relatively small in extent. 3》 (of a person) small in height. 4》 (short of/on) not having enough of (something); lacking or …
42short — {{11}}short (adj.) O.E. sceort, scort, probably from P.Gmc. *skurta (Cf. O.N. skorta to be short of, skort shortness; O.H.G. scurz short ), from PIE root *sker to cut, with notion of something cut off (Cf. Skt. krdhuh shortened, maimed, small; L …
43short — See: CAUGHT SHORT, FALL SHORT, FOR SHORT, IN BRIEF or IN SHORT, IN SHORT ORDER, IN SHORT SUPPLY, MAKE SHORT WORK OF, RUN SHORT, SELL SHORT, THE LONG AND THE SHORT …
44short — See: CAUGHT SHORT, FALL SHORT, FOR SHORT, IN BRIEF or IN SHORT, IN SHORT ORDER, IN SHORT SUPPLY, MAKE SHORT WORK OF, RUN SHORT, SELL SHORT, THE LONG AND THE SHORT …
45short — See: caught short, fall short, for short, in brief or in short, in short order, in short supply, make short work of, run short, sell short, the long and the short …
46short haul — {n.} A short distance; a short trip. * /The Scoutmaster said that it was just a short haul to the lake./ * /The man from the moving company said they did not make short hauls, so we hired a truck to move our furniture three blocks to our new… …
47short haul — {n.} A short distance; a short trip. * /The Scoutmaster said that it was just a short haul to the lake./ * /The man from the moving company said they did not make short hauls, so we hired a truck to move our furniture three blocks to our new… …
48short\ haul — noun A short distance; a short trip. The Scoutmaster said that it was just a short haul to the lake. The man from the moving company said they did not make short hauls, so we hired a truck to move our furniture three blocks to our new house.… …
49short meter — noun 1. also short measure : a quatrain of which the first, second, and fourth lines are in iambic trimeter and the third in iambic tetrameter : a poulter s measure written as a quatrain abbr. S.M. 2. a. : quick work …
50short shrift — noun Date: 1594 1. barely adequate time for confession before execution 2. a. little or no attention or consideration < gave the problem short shrift > b. quick work usually used in the phrase make short shrift of …
