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(v)
(transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
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short selling
(adj)
shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
(human resources) A period of reduced workhours.
One who, or that which, shortens.
(military) Acronym of short-range navigation.
A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.
(somewhat uncommon) A short term.
The administrative centre, or capital, of a shire.
A placename:
A number of places in England:
A surname.
A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
(N)
a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
A village and civil parish in the city of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5072).
A civil parish of Allerdale district, Cumbria, England, including the villages of High Lorton and Low Lorton (OS grid ref NY1525).
Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.
A town and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3068).
(idiomatic) To fall from the sky, especially in vast quantities
(informal) Something or someone that is shorter than normal.
A female given name from Hebrew derived from the biblical place name.
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Jordan.
(transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
A surname from French.
A female given name from Persian.
Alternative spelling of shaitan. [(Islam) a demon/devil; or evil jinn.]
A village in Berrien County, Michigan, United States.
(linguistics) The vowel sound /ɪ/, as in the words pit and stick.
Obsolete spelling of hearten. [(transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.]
A place in England:
(Newfoundland) A person employed to spread cod on the beach to dry, and to prepare it for curing.
the German word for shadow.
(pharmacology) Any of a group of angiotensin receptor antagonists that are used in the treatment of hypertension.
(archaic) Alternative form of shorthand. [A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.]
See also short and line for other senses.
Short bones are designated as those bones that are more or less equal in length, width, and thickness.
A district of Hong Kong.
A chief administrative officer of a prison.
A city, the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States.
Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
A male given name from Danish or Norwegian.
An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8896).
Joran, Jöran or Jøran is a masculine given name.
A village in Wyre district, Lancashire, England.
a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
(anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
Synonym of creton.
A large village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4441).
A city in West Virginia, United States.
(transitive, sometimes figurative) To make sharp.
The act by which something is charted.
The inclusions and fissures within an emerald.
Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.
Short hair refers to any haircut with little length.
An urban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3382).
(Australia, Australian rules football) A football used in Australian rules.
Shirts collectively.
A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.
A female given name, variant of Sharon.
wearing footgear
(idiomatic) The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner.
Somewhat short; moderately short.
(transitive) To confine.
One who has attained this rank.
To take a portion of something; to experience something jointly with others.
A surname from Irish.
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
A city, the county seat of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. Named after Peter Chardon Brooks.