Word Meanings - BRACHYPTEROUS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Having short wings.

• Shortener
  One who, or that which, shortens.
• SHORTCIRCUIT
  A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.
• Shorthand
  A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.
• SHORTDATED
  Having little time to run from the date. "Thy short-dated life." Sandys.
• Short-handed
  Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.
• SHORTHANDED
  Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.
• Havanese
  Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba.
• Shortage
  Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.
• Shorthead
  A sucking whale less than one year old; -- so called by sailors.
• SHORTJOINTED
  Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short.
• Short-breathed
  Having short-breath, or quick respiration.
• Shorthorn
  One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was developed in England.
• SHORTLIVED
  Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion.

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