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Short

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Similar meaning 66

Abbreviated 84% connected

of Abbreviate

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Abbreviated 84% connected

of Abbreviate

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Breakable 84% connected

Capable of being broken.

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Breakable 84% connected

Capable of being broken.

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Brief 84% connected

Short in duration.

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Brief 84% connected

Short in duration.

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Chunky 84% connected

Short and thick.

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Chunky 84% connected

Short and thick.

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Clipped 84% connected

of Clip

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Clipped 84% connected

of Clip

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Compact 84% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Compact 84% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Curtal 84% connected

Curt; brief; laconic.

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Curtal 84% connected

Curt; brief; laconic.

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Deficient 84% connected

Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, defic…

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Deficient 84% connected

Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, defic…

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Discourteous 84% connected

Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous.

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Discourteous 84% connected

Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous.

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Dumpy 84% connected

Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

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Dumpy 84% connected

Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

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Fleeting 84% connected

of Fleet

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Fleeting 84% connected

of Fleet

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Fugitive 84% connected

Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor.

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Fugitive 84% connected

Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor.

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Half-length 84% connected

Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.

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Half-length 84% connected

Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.

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Improvident 84% connected

Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.

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Improvident 84% connected

Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.

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Insufficient 84% connected

Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality.

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Insufficient 84% connected

Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality.

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Momentaneous 84% connected

Alt. of Momentany

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Momentaneous 84% connected

Alt. of Momentany

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Momentary 84% connected

Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang.

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Momentary 84% connected

Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang.

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Runty 84% connected

Like a runt; diminutive; mean.

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Runty 84% connected

Like a runt; diminutive; mean.

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Short-dated 84% connected

Having little time to run from the date.

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Short-dated 84% connected

Having little time to run from the date.

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Snub 84% connected

To sob with convulsions.

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Snub 84% connected

To sob with convulsions.

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Squab 84% connected

Fat; thick; plump; bulky.

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Squab 84% connected

Fat; thick; plump; bulky.

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Squabby 84% connected

Short and thick; suqabbish.

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Squabby 84% connected

Short and thick; suqabbish.

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Squat 84% connected

The angel fish (Squatina angelus).

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Squat 84% connected

The angel fish (Squatina angelus).

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Squatty 84% connected

Squat; dumpy.

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Squatty 84% connected

Squat; dumpy.

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Stocky 84% connected

Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.

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Stocky 84% connected

Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.

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Stubby 84% connected

Abounding with stubs.

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Stubby 84% connected

Abounding with stubs.

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Stumpy 84% connected

Full of stumps; hard; strong.

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Stumpy 84% connected

Full of stumps; hard; strong.

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Telescoped 84% connected

of Telescope

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Telescoped 84% connected

of Telescope

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Thick 84% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Thick 84% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Thickset 84% connected

Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.

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Thickset 84% connected

Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.

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Truncate 84% connected

To cut off; to lop; to maim.

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Truncate 84% connected

To cut off; to lop; to maim.

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Truncated 84% connected

of Truncate

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Truncated 84% connected

of Truncate

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Broader term 14

Con 76% connected

Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.

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Contact 76% connected

A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

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Create 76% connected

Created; composed; begotten.

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Defraud 76% connected

To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to cheat; to overreac…

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Diddle 76% connected

To totter, as a child in walking.

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Mulct 76% connected

A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.

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Parcel 76% connected

A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Rook 76% connected

Mist; fog. See Roke.

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Swindle 76% connected

To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property.

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Tangency 76% connected

The quality or state of being tangent; a contact or touching.

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Tract 76% connected

A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

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Victimize 76% connected

To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat.

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Scantiness 74% connected

Quality or condition of being scanty.

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Scantiness 74% connected

Quality or condition of being scanty.

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Short circuit 74% connected

A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.

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Short circuit 74% connected

A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.

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Shortness 74% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

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Shortness 74% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

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Containing whole 3

Circuit 70% connected

The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun.

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Diamond 70% connected

A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.

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Infield 70% connected

To inclose, as a field.

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See also 8

Forgetful 66% connected

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

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Forgetful 66% connected

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

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Low 66% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Low 66% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Mindless 66% connected

Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.

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Mindless 66% connected

Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.

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Attribute 8

Duration 66% connected

The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.

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Duration 66% connected

The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.

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Height 66% connected

The condition of being high; elevated position.

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Height 66% connected

The condition of being high; elevated position.

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Length 66% connected

The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can…

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Length 66% connected

The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can…

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Stature 66% connected

The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body.

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Stature 66% connected

The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body.

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Pertains to 1

Sudden 66% connected

Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy.

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Synonym 19

Abruptly 92% connected

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.

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Brusk 92% connected

Same as Brusque.

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Brusque 92% connected

Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.

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Curt 92% connected

Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer.

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Curtly 92% connected

In a curt manner.

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Dead 92% connected

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

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Forgetful 92% connected

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

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Inadequate 92% connected

Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.

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Jejune 92% connected

Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.

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Light 92% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Little 92% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

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Myopic 92% connected

Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.

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Poor 92% connected

Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.

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Scant 92% connected

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisi…

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Short circuit 92% connected

A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.

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Shortly 92% connected

In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.

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Shortsighted 92% connected

Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.

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Shortstop 92% connected

The player stationed in the field bewtween the second and third bases.

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Unawares 92% connected

Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly.

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Antonym 2

Long 94% connected

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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Long 94% connected

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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