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I . short [ʃɔːt] ADJ

1. short:

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short

2. short:

short
short

short circuit N ELEC

short cut N

short-range ADJ

short-sighted ADJ

1. short-sighted:

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His short stories were known for their harsh description of nature based on his experience of exile in Siberia.
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The system allowed convicted felons to leave prison for short periods.
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Working memory capacity allows for the retention and manipulation of information for short periods of time.
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In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s).
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With short focal length instruments a mirror diagonal is preferred over a prism.
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There are two short faults in the mid south that are marked on the surface by quartz.
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In a short amount of time, she's shown that her telegenic appearance, brash personality and ferocious fight style are capable of enrapturing a crowd.
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This may also free up short supplies of summer time water for other beneficial uses.
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They then go out and recruit for the position and provide us with a short-list of three potential candidates for us to consider.
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The policy of tenement demolition is now considered to have been short-sighted, wasteful and largely unsuccessful.
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