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 |
measure step | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal, the situation called for strong measures, the police took steps to reduce crime |
first step initiative opening move opening | the first of a series of actions |
step | the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down, he walked with unsteady steps |
goose step | a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high |
decrease diminution reduction step-down | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
increase step-up | the act of increasing something, he gave me an increase in salary |
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 |
step dancing hoofing | dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures |
dance step step | a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance, he taught them the waltz step |
one-step | an early ballroom dance, precursor to the fox-trot |
two-step | a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding steps |
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 |
German short-haired pointer | liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany, pointer and bloodhound |
small civet Viverricula indica Viverricula malaccensis | a common civet of southeast Asia |
short-horned grasshopper acridid | grasshopper with short antennae |
small white Pieris rapae | small widely distributed form |
corbel step corbie-step corbiestep crow step | (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall |
firearm piece small-arm | a portable gun, he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster |
flight flight of stairs flight of steps | a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next |
multistage rocket step rocket | a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted |
pantie panty scanty step-in | short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) |
sea ladder sea steps | (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard |
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 |
small boat | a boat that is small |
small computer system interface SCSI | interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers |
small ship | a ship that is small |
small stores | personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay |
small stuff | any light rope used on shipboard |
stairs steps | a flight of stairs or a flight of steps |
step stair | support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway, he paused on the bottom step |
step | a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed |
step-down transformer | a transformer that reduces voltage |
step ladder stepladder | a folding portable ladder hinged at the top |
step stool | a stool that has one or two steps that fold under the seat |
step-up transformer | a transformer that increases voltage |
stop bath short-stop short-stop bath | an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer |
triviality trivia trifle small beer a | something of small importance |
small | a garment size for a small person |