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Stunned :: Stumpy (a.) Short and thick; stubby.

Short-lived :: Short-lived (a.) Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion..

Stem :: Stem (n.) The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc..

Bead :: Bead (n.) A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments..

Glimpse :: Glimpse (v. t.) To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.

Shortcoming :: Shortcoming (n.) The failure of a crop, or the like..

Longhand :: Longhand (n.) The written characters used in the common method of writing; -- opposed to shorthand.

Poleaxe :: Poleaxe (n.) Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel..

Wanty :: Wanty (n.) A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon rope..

Awhile :: Awhile (adv.) For a while; for some time; for a short time.

Birdbolt :: Birdbolt (n.) A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.

Squab :: Squab (n.) A person of a short, fat figure..

Coronary :: Coronary (n.) Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used generally to mean heart attack..

Ejaculatory :: Ejaculatory (a.) Suddenly darted out; uttered in short sentences; as, an ejaculatory prayer or petition..

Broken-winded :: Broken-winded (a.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse..

Limbed :: Limbed (a.) Having limbs; -- much used in composition; as, large-limbed; short-limbed..

Sigla :: Sigla (n. pl.) The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc..

Verse :: Verse (n.) One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.

Rota :: Rota (n.) A short-lived political club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of Parliament..

Velvet :: Velvet (n.) A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back..

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