Short Length

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• short|ie — «SHR tee», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a garment of short length: »Trousers…tapering elegantly from under my new camel shortie (Basil Boothroyd). 2. Informal. a short person. –adj. (of a garment) of short length: »a blue shortie raincoat. Also,… …   Useful english dictionary

• short-range — UK US /ˌʃɔːtˈreɪndʒ/ adjective ► relating to a short length of time into the future: »Short range training plans usually focus on an upcoming quarter. »short range product demand ► COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT reaching or travelling a short distance …   Financial and business terms

• Short-term memory — Short term memory, sometimes referred to as primary, working, or active memory, is said to hold a small amount of information for about 20 to 30 seconds.Estimates of short term memory capacity vary – from about 3 or 4 elements (i.e., words,… …   Wikipedia

• Short draw (spinning) — Short draw is the spinning technique used to create worsted yarns. It is spun from combed roving, sliver or wool top anything with the fibers all lined up parallel to the yarn. It is generally spun from long stapled fibers. Short draw spun yarns… …   Wikipedia

• Short subject — is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. The description is now used almost interchangeably with short film. Either term is often abbreviated to short (as a noun, e.g. a short… …   Wikipedia

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• short — [shôrt] adj. [ME < OE scort, akin to ON skort, short piece of clothing, OHG scurz, short < IE * (s)kerd < base * (s)ker , to cut, SHEAR < CURT] 1. not extending far from end to end; not long or not long enough 2. not great in span,… …   English World dictionary

• short — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of a small length or duration. 2) relatively small in extent. 3) (of a person) small in height. 4) (short of/on) not having enough of. 5) in insufficient supply. 6) (of a person) terse; uncivil. 7) …   English terms dictionary

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• Short of a length — (sometimes referred to as back of a length ) is a term used in the sport of cricket. It describes a delivery from the bowler that pitches short of the optimum length. This delivery can be dangerous for a batsman as it can bounce higher into the… …   Wikipedia

• Short Beach (Oregon) — Short Beach is a 1,000 meter stretch of beach on the northern Oregon Coast in the United States. It is not named for its length. Locals guess that both the beach and the creek that runs onto it Short Creek, several miles in length were named… …   Wikipedia