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SHORT'LY, adv. 1. Quickly; soon; in a little time. The armies came shortly in vi...
SHORT'ENING, ppr. Making shorter; contracting. SHORT'ENING , n. Something used i...
SHORT'ENED, pp. Made shorter; abridged; contracted.
SHORTEN, v.t. short'n . 1. To make short in measure, extent or time; as, to shor...
SHORT-WIT'TED, a. Having little wit; not wise; of scanty intellect or judgement.
SHORT'-WINGED, a. [ short and wing .] Having short wings; as a short-winged hawk.
SHORT-WIND'ED, a. [ short and wind .] Affected with shortness of breath; having ...
SHORT-WAISTED, a. [ short and waist .] Having a short waist or body.
SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS, n. 1. A defect in vision, consisting in the inability to See ...
SHORT-SIGHT, n. Short-sightedness; myopy; vision accurate only when the object i...
SHORT'-LIVED, a. [ short and live .] Not living or lasting long; being of short ...
SHORT'-JOINTED, a. [ short and joint .] A horse is said to be short-jointed when...
SHORT'-BREATHED, a. Having short breath or quick respiration. SHORT'-DATED , a. ...
SHORT, a. [L. curtus .] 1. Not long; not having great length or extension; as a ...
SHORN pp. of shear . 1. Cut off; as a lock of wool shorn . 2. Having the hair or...
SHORL'ITE, n. A mineral of a greenish white color, sometimes yellowish; mostly f...