Cold-short
(a.) Brittle when cold |
Dolphin
(n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis) |
Dolphin
(n.) The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid. |
Dolphin
(n.) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel. |
Dolphin
(n.) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage. |
Dolphin
(n.) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables. |
Dolphin
(n.) A mooring post on a wharf or beach. |
Dolphin
(n.) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale. |
Dolphin
(n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted. |
Dolphin
(n.) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2. |
Helmet
(n.) A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver. |
Helmet
(n.) The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form. |
Helmet
(n.) A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun. |
Helmet
(n.) That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc. |
Helmet
(n.) The upper part of a retort. |
Helmet
(n.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon. |
Helmet
(n.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird. |
Helmet-shaped
(a.) Shaped like a helmet |
Hot-short
(a.) More or less brittle when heated |
Red-short
(a.) Hot-short |
Senegal
(n.) Gum senegal. See under Gum. |
Short
(superl.) Not long |
Short
(superl.) Not extended in time |
Short
(superl.) Limited in quantity |
Short
(superl.) Insufficiently provided |
Short
(superl.) Deficient |
Short
(superl.) Not distant in time |
Short
(superl.) Limited in intellectual power or grasp |
Short
(superl.) Less important, efficaceous, or powerful |
Short
(superl.) Abrupt |
Short
(superl.) Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth |
Short
(superl.) Brittle. |
Short
(superl.) Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed |
Short
(adv.) Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance |
Short
(n.) A summary account. |
Short
(n.) The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran. |
Short
(n.) Short, inferior hemp. |
Short
(n.) Breeches |
Short
(n.) A short sound, syllable, or vowel. |
Short
(adv.) In a short manner |
Short
(v. t.) To shorten. |
Short
(v. i.) To fail |
Short-breathed
(a.) Having short-breath, or quick respiration. |
Short-breathed
(a.) Having short life. |
Short circuit
() A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity. |
Short-circuited
(imp. & p. p.) of Short-circuit |
Short-circuiting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Short-circuit |
Short-circuit
(v. t.) To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance. |
Short-dated
(a.) Having little time to run from the date. |
Short-handed
(a.) Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers. |
short sale
short selling | sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price) |
| short covering | the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale |
whist
long whist
short whist | a card game for four players who form two partnerships, a pack of cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six |
| dolphin kick | a swimming kick, an up and down kick of the feet together |
shortstop
short | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base |
nap
catnap
cat sleep
forty winks
short sleep
snooze | sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) |
| short division | the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them out |
sedge wren short-billed marsh wren
Cistothorus platensis | small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows |
harrier eagle
short-toed eagle | any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles |
short-tailed shrew
Blarina brevicauda | North American shrew with tail less than half its body length |
| dolphin | any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout, larger than porpoises |
common dolphin
Delphinus delphis | black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water, |
bottlenose dolphin
bottle-nosed dolphin
bottlenose | any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak, chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean |
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus | the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean, often kept captive and trained to perform |
Pacific bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops gilli | a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean |
| river dolphin | any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia |
| German short-haired pointer | liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany,
pointer and
bloodhound |
| web spinner | any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin |
short-horned grasshopper
acridid | grasshopper with short antennae |
dolphinfish
dolphin mahimahi | large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) |
balaclava
balaclava helmet | a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face |
| batting helmet | a helmet worn by the batter in baseball |
| crash helmet | a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles, protects the head in case of accidents |
dolphin striker
martingale | spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat |
| football helmet | a padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football players |
gasmask
respirator gas helmet | a protective mask with a filter, protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases |
| helmet | a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows |
| helmet | armor plate that protects the head |
pith hat
pith helmet
sun helmet
topee
topi | a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun |
| short | the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed |
short circuit
short | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference |
| short iron | an iron with a short shaft and pitched face, for hitting short high shots |
| short line | a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances |
short pants
shorts
trunks | trousers that end at or above the knee |
| short sleeve | a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow |
| space helmet | a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space |
| spinner | fisherman's lure, revolves when drawn through the water |
| spinner | board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game |
stop bath
short-stop
short-stop bath | an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer |
short bone
os breve | a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions |
short gastric artery
arteria gastrica breves
vasa brevis | several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach |
| short saphenous vein | a vein running from the foot up the back of the leg to the knee |
short-term memory
STM
immediate memory | what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it |
moneymaker
money-spinner
cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
| short story | a prose narrative shorter than a novel |
short list
shortlist | a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen |
| short subject | a brief film, often shown prior to showing the feature |
note short letter
line billet | a short personal letter, drop me a line when you get there |
| short account | the aggregate of short sales on an open market |
arietta
short aria | a short aria |