Vocabulary : Shorlaceous to Short-circuited
Shorlaceous : See Schorl, Schorlaceous.Shorling : The skin of a sheen after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep; also, a sheep of the first year's shearing. ;; A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a priest.
Shorn : of Shear ;; p. p. of Shear.
Short : Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight. ;; Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath. ;; Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water. ;; Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; -- usually with of; as, to be short of money. ;; Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of the trith. ;; Not distant in time; near at hand. ;; Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory. ;; Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); -- with of. ;; Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question. ;; Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry. ;; Brittle. ;; Engaging or
Short circuit : A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.
