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• Short Sunderland — infobox Aircraft name = Sunderland type = Military flying boat manufacturer = Short Brothers caption = designer = first flight = 16 October 1937 introduced = 1938 retired = 1967 status = primary user = Royal Air Force more users = French Navy… …   Wikipedia

• short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• short — short1 [ ʃɔrt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height/distance ▸ 2 time: not long ▸ 3 expressed in few words ▸ 4 with fewer words/letters ▸ 5 not having enough ▸ 6 about memory ▸ 7 rude and unfriendly ▸ 8 about vowel/syllable ▸ 9 full of butter/fat ▸ …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• short — I [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES ♦ shorter, shortest (Please look at category 24 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) ADJ GRADED If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does… …   English dictionary

• short — 1 adjective LENGTH/HEIGHT/DISTANCE 1 measuring a small amount in distance or length: a short corridor with two rooms on each side | a short skirt | It s a short drive from the airport. | Anita had her hair cut short. 2 PERSON someone who is short …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• short — I UK [ʃɔː(r)t] / US [ʃɔrt] adjective Word forms short : adjective short comparative shorter superlative shortest *** 1) a) measuring a small height, length, or distance She s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes. You ll need three… …   English dictionary

• short*/*/*/ — [ʃɔːt] adj I 1) measuring a small height, length, or distance She s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes.[/ex] The theatre is a relatively short distance from here.[/ex] The sleeves are much too short.[/ex] 2) a short period of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Short-eared Owl — Taxobox name = Short Eared Owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 256px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Asio species = A. flammeus binomial = Asio flammeus… …   Wikipedia

• short of — 1 we are short of nurses: DEFICIENT IN, lacking, wanting, in need of, low on, short on, missing; informal strapped for, pushed for, minus. 2 short of searching everyone, there is nothing we can do: APART FROM, other than …   Useful english dictionary

• Short Seamew — Infobox Aircraft name = SB.6 Seamew type = Anti submarine aircraft manufacturer = Short Brothers caption = Seamew prototype XA213 designer = first flight = 23 August 1953 [Green and Pollinger 1956, p. 260.] introduced = retired = 1957 status =… …   Wikipedia

• Short gastric arteries — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae gastricae breves GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 606 Caption = The celiac artery and its branches; the stomach has been raised and the peritoneum removed. (Short gastric visible at center right.)… …   Wikipedia