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 |
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 |
defense
defence
defensive measure | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies, they died in the defense of Stalingrad, they were developed for the defense program |
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 |
| German short-haired pointer | liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany,
pointer and
bloodhound |
short-horned grasshopper
acridid | grasshopper with short antennae |
| cassette player | electronic equipment for playing cassettes |
| CD player | a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set |
defensive structure
defense
defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
mechanical piano
Pianola
player piano | a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys |
record player
phonograph | machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically |
| 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 |
stop bath
short-stop
short-stop bath | an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer |
| tape player | electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes |
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 |
defensive
defensive attitude | an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') |
| 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 |
short shrift
summary treatment | a brief and unsympathetic rejection, they made short shrift of my request |
| short order | an order for food that can be prepared quickly |
irascibility
short temper
spleen
quick temper | a feeling of resentful anger |
| chuck short ribs | between the chuck and the brisket |
| short ribs | cut of beef containing rib ends near the sternum |
actor
histrion
player
thespian
role player | a theatrical performer |
ballplayer
baseball player | an athlete who plays baseball |
basketball player
basketeer
cager | an athlete who plays basketball |
| billiard player | someone who plays billiards |
bridge player
hand | a card player in a game of bridge, we need a th hand for bridge |
| card player | someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games |
| chess player | someone who plays the game of chess |
| dart player | someone who plays the game of darts |
flutist
flautist
flute player | someone who plays the flute |