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Carpus :: Carpus (n.) The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows..

Brachydome :: Brachydome (n.) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome.

Abbreviator :: Abbreviator (n.) One who abbreviates or shortens.

Detuncate :: Detuncate (v. t.) To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop off.

Dumpy :: Dumpy (superl.) Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

Sentence :: Sentence (n.) A short saying, usually containing moral instruction; a maxim; an axiom; a saw..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force..

Credit :: Credit (n.) The time given for payment for lands or goods sold on trust; as, a long credit or a short credit..

Suffrage :: Suffrage (n.) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong..

Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse..

Balloon :: Balloon (n.) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form..

Blunt :: Blunt (n.) A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.

Caulicle :: Caulicle (n.) A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of seed; -- otherwise called a radicle..

Tongue-tie :: Tongue-tie (n.) Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums..

Porpoise :: Porpoise (n.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer..

Foreganger :: Foreganger (n.) A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer lin/ may be attached..

Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A short dressing jacket for women.

Systole :: Systole (n.) The shortening of the long syllable.

Brocard :: Brocard (n.) An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics..

Breve :: Breve (n.) The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail..

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