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Area in Belfast, Northern Ireland
54°35′53″N 5°54′34″W / 54.59805°N 5.90936°W / 54.59805; -5.90936 The Short Strand (Irish: an Trá Ghearr) is a working class, inner city area of Belfast
Short_Strand
2002 Short Strand clashes, also known as the siege of Short Strand, was a series of major sectarian violence and gun battles in and around the Short Strand
2002_Short_Strand_clashes
2022 child murder in Texas, U.S.
November 30, 2022, in Paradise, Texas, seven-year-old Athena Presley Monroe Strand (May 23, 2015 – November 30, 2022) was kidnapped and murdered by FedEx driver
Murder_of_Athena_Strand
British monthly magazine
The Strand Magazine was a monthly British magazine founded by George Newnes, composed of short fiction and general interest articles. It was published
The_Strand_Magazine
Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norwegian: [ˈjøːɾɡən strɑn ˈlɑːɾsən], born 6 February 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier
Jørgen_Strand_Larsen
Christian sacramental and Marian devotion
recited using the rosary beads, is as follows: The Rosary is begun on the short strand: the sign of the cross (sometimes using the cross or crucifix) the Apostles'
Rosary
Topics referred to by the same term
up Strand or strand in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Strand or The Strand may refer to: The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: Strand plain
Strand
1970 gun battle in Northern Ireland
The Battle of St Matthew's or Battle of Short Strand was a gun battle that took place on the night of 27–28 June 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It
Battle_of_St_Matthew's
Parts of lagging strand in DNA replication
fragments: the short flap pathway and the long flap pathway. In the short flap pathway in eukaryotes the lagging strand of DNA is primed in short intervals
Okazaki_fragments
2005 killing in Northern Ireland
1971, was a Roman Catholic and lived in the predominantly nationalist Short Strand area of east Belfast, and was said by his family to have been a supporter
Murder_of_Robert_McCartney
2025 video game
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a 2025 action-adventure game written, produced, designed, and directed by Hideo Kojima, developed by Kojima Productions
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Death_Stranding_2:_On_the_Beach
2019 video game
Death Stranding is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is the first game
Death_Stranding
DNA strand with the same base sequence as an mRNA transcript
When referring to DNA transcription, the coding strand (or informational strand) is the DNA strand whose base sequence is identical to the base sequence
Coding_strand
Football club
club playing in the Northern Amateur Football League. They are based in Short Strand, Belfast, Northern Ireland. St Matthews were established in 1970, and
St_Matthews_F.C.
Short strand of RNA or DNA that serves as a starting point for DNA synthesis
in the 3′→5′ direction complementary to the template strand, DNA is synthesized 'backward' in short fragments moving away from the replication fork, known
Primer_(molecular_biology)
American middle-distance runner (born 2002)
collegiate records over the short track mile and 3000 meters, which he set while competing for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Strand is an NCAA Indoor Champion
Ethan_Strand
inactivity on the Hunger Strike issue. 1 June: an INLA sniper in the Short Strand area fired on an RUC patrol investigating a bomb alert at Belfast Central
Timeline of Irish National Liberation Army actions
Timeline_of_Irish_National_Liberation_Army_actions
American writer (born 1970)
Jeff Strand (born December 14, 1970) is an American writer, known for his works of comedy horror. He has written novels, short stories, screenplays, and
Jeff_Strand
security forces mobile patrol at the junction of Newtownards Road and Short Strand, Belfast. 6 August 1990: an IRA sniper fired a single shot at a British
Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990–1991)
Chronology_of_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_actions_(1990–1991)
Area in Belfast, Northern Ireland
There is currently a peace line, separating the area from Roman Catholic Short Strand. Rioting between neighbouring Loyalist and Republican factions has been
Cluan_Place
Protests in Northern Ireland
came under attack from the Short Strand, an Irish nationalist enclave. The next night, loyalists protested near the Short Strand and then clashed with police
Belfast City Hall flag protests
Belfast_City_Hall_flag_protests
American football player (born 2004)
Jack Strand (born June 23, 2004) is an American professional football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played
Jack_Strand
Property of nucleic acid strands with respect to their translatability into protein
nucleic acid molecule, particularly of a strand of DNA or RNA, refers to the nature of the roles of the strand and its complement in specifying a sequence
Sense_(molecular_biology)
Paramilitary unit
and the Divis Flats And the third battalion covered The Bone and the Short Strand. The Belfast Brigade was one of the first active units of the Provisional
Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
Provisional_IRA_Belfast_Brigade
Group of techniques to detect a particular nucleic acid sequence
is a long strand with a short strand stuck to it. The long primer strand has a corresponding (complementary) sequence to a "target" strand from the disease
Nucleic_acid_test
Canadian actress
Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987) is a Canadian actress and former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in animation, anime and video games.
Chantal_Strand
American baseball player (born 1999)
Christian Lee Encarnacion-Strand (born December 1, 1999) is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
Christian_Encarnacion-Strand
British documentary filmmaker (1910–1988)
Coldstream Strand Film Company Eastern Valley – documentary short, Strand Film Company, 1937 – producer Today We Live – documentary short, Strand Film Company
Stuart_Legg
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
Problem" is a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his detective character Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in
The_Final_Problem
Major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster, London, England
The Strand (commonly referred to with a leading "The", but formally without) is a major street in the City of Westminster, Central London. The street,
Strand,_London
Separation barriers in Northern Ireland
Road and unionist Shankill Road areas of West Belfast; the nationalist Short Strand from the unionist Cluan Place areas of East Belfast, the unionist Corcrain
Peace_lines
2009 Iranian film
manipulative editing are the common stylistic styles that shapes Strand. Strand premiered in Short Film Corner of Cannes Film Festival (May 2009 Cannes - France)
Strand_(film)
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
Liberty, and with five illustrations by Frank Wiles in the Strand. It was included in the short story collection The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, which
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
The_Adventure_of_Shoscombe_Old_Place
Biological process
synthesis of new strands but can only extend an existing DNA or RNA strand paired with a template strand. To begin synthesis, a short fragment of RNA,
DNA_replication
1975 Northern Ireland pub bombing
threw an improvised bomb into a pub frequented by Catholics in the Short Strand neighbourhood, killing six civilians and injuring about fifty others
Strand_Bar_bombing
Molecule that carries genetic information
rejoin cut or broken DNA strands. Ligases are particularly important in lagging strand DNA replication, as they join the short segments of DNA produced
DNA
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
published with eight illustrations by Sidney Paget in The Strand Magazine. It was included in the short story collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
The_Adventure_of_the_Noble_Bachelor
Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Timmendorfer Strand (Timmendorf Beach) is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Bay of Lübeck
Timmendorfer_Strand
Seaside town in the Western Cape, South Africa
Strand is a seaside suburb of the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It lies on the north‑eastern shore of False Bay between Somerset West
Strand,_Western_Cape
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in June 1892. Violet Hunter visits Sherlock Holmes for advice on
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
The_Adventure_of_the_Copper_Beeches
Folding of DNA to create two- and three-dimensional shapes at the nanoscale
single strand of viral DNA (typically the 7,249 bp genomic DNA of M13 bacteriophage) aided by multiple smaller "staple" strands. These shorter strands bind
DNA_origami
Topics referred to by the same term
Andreas Strand may refer to: Andreas Strand (gymnast) Andreas Strand (entomologist) Andreas Strand (footballer) This disambiguation page lists articles
Andreas_Strand
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
is one of 56 short stories about Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in September 1917 in The Strand Magazine and
His_Last_Bow_(short_story)
Church in the City of Westminster, England
church is the second to have been called St Mary le Strand, the first having been situated a short distance to the south. It was mentioned in a judgment
St_Mary_le_Strand
Whales or dolphins getting stuck on a beach
Cetacean stranding, commonly known as beaching, is a phenomenon in which whales, dolphins and porpoises strand themselves on land, usually on a beach
Cetacean_stranding
Collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, he shifted his focus to short stories. Soon after The Strand Magazine was inaugurated in January 1891, its editor Herbert
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
original title was The Dancing Men, when it was published as a short story in The Strand Magazine in December 1903. The story begins when Hilton Cubitt
The Adventure of the Dancing Men
The_Adventure_of_the_Dancing_Men
1904 short story by H. G. Wells
Country of the Blind" is a short story by English writer H. G. Wells. It was first published in the April 1904 issue of The Strand Magazine and included in
The_Country_of_the_Blind
Ulster loyalist paramilitary group
responsibility for a blast-bomb thrown into the home of a Catholic man in the Short Strand area of east Belfast. 2 October 1988: The RHC fired twenty shots at the
Red_Hand_Commando
Word game
Strands is an online word game created by The New York Times. Released into beta in March 2024, Strands is a part of the New York Times Games library
The_New_York_Times_Strands
Structural motif in proteins above the secondary structure level
hairpin. A longer loop has a greater number of possible conformations. If short strands connect the helices, then the individual helices will pack together
Supersecondary_structure
1891 short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
in Bohemia" was first published on 25 June 1891 in the July issue of The Strand Magazine, and was the first of the stories collected in The Adventures of
A_Scandal_in_Bohemia
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
story was first published in The Strand Magazine in November 1891. This is also one of only two Sherlock Holmes short stories where Holmes' client dies
The_Five_Orange_Pips
Type of common three-dimensional structure in chain-like biological molecules
strands with an alpha helix end folded over to bind a zinc ion. Important in DNA binding proteins. Helix-turn-helix Two α helices joined by a short strand
Structural_motif
Brief work of prose fiction
Strand Magazine and The Story-Teller contributed to the popularity of the short story.[citation needed] Several authors during this time wrote short stories
Short_story
from the unionist Mount and Castlereagh Street areas to the nationalist Short Strand enclave. This provoked a response from the nationalists. The Police Service
2011_Northern_Ireland_riots
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story was first published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
The_Adventure_of_the_Reigate_Squire
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
Strand Magazine. It was included in the short story collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was published in October 1892. The 1912 short
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
The_Adventure_of_the_Beryl_Coronet
Nucleotide duplications created by DNA polymerase during DNA replication
Slipped strand mispairing (SSM, also known as replication slippage) is a mutation process which occurs during DNA replication. It involves denaturation
Slipped_strand_mispairing
Tumilson, a working class Protestant, volunteered to join the IRA in the Short Strand district and subsequently became involved in the politics of Republican
Irish socialist volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
Irish_socialist_volunteers_in_the_Spanish_Civil_War
Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark
Vejers Strand is a small Danish town with only 27 inhabitants, but a multitude of holiday homes. Vejers Strand is situated in the former Ribe Amt, and
Vejers_Strand
Protein structural motif
beta strands (β-strands) connected laterally by at least two or three backbone hydrogen bonds, forming a generally twisted, pleated sheet. A β-strand is
Beta_sheet
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The story was originally published in The Strand Magazine (UK) and Harper's Weekly (US) in September 1893. This story introduces
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
The_Adventure_of_the_Greek_Interpreter
Beach on the Danube in Novi Sad, Serbia
Štrand (Serbian Cyrillic: Штранд) is a popular city beach on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located and the edge of Liman neighborhood
Štrand
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
Story of the Brazilian Cat", is a short story by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in The Strand Magazine in December 1898. Marshall
The_Brazilian_Cat
Coding strand of DNA
In genetics, a sense strand, or coding strand, is the segment within double-stranded DNA that carries the translatable code in the 5′ to 3′ direction,
Sense_strand
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the Strand Magazine in October 1891. John Turner, a widower and a major landowner who
The_Boscombe_Valley_Mystery
1927 collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Strand Magazine between October 1921 and April
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The_Case-Book_of_Sherlock_Holmes
American plant pathologist (1921–2023)
spindle tuber disease is not caused by a virus, unexpectedly, but a short strand of RNA without protein capsid, which he termed viroid. He received the
Theodor_Otto_Diener
English illustrator (1860–1908)
Doyle's stories in The Strand Magazine. He was originally hired to illustrate The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a series of twelve short stories that ran from
Sidney_Paget
Campus of King's College London
The Strand Campus is the founding campus of King's College London and is located on the Strand in the City of Westminster, adjacent to Somerset House and
Strand_Campus
1922 film
Manhatta (1921) is a short documentary film directed by painter Charles Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand. Manhatta documents the early 20th-century
Manhatta
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
in the Strand. It was included in the short story collection His Last Bow, which was published in the UK and the US in October 1917. A short silent film
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
The_Adventure_of_Wisteria_Lodge
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
published with seven illustrations by Sidney Paget in The Strand Magazine. It was included in the short story collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,
A_Case_of_Identity
Surname list
Strand is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andreas Strand (disambiguation) Anne Lilia Berge Strand, Norwegian artist and DJ Arne Strand
Strand_(surname)
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
Box" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story was first published in The Strand Magazine in the United
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
The_Adventure_of_the_Cardboard_Box
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The story was originally published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom and Harper's Weekly in the United States
The Adventure of the Resident Patient
The_Adventure_of_the_Resident_Patient
Lock-and-key pairing between two structures
Dicer enzyme from an RNA sequence that is from a regulator gene. These short strands bind to a RISC complex. They match up with sequences in the upstream
Complementarity (molecular biology)
Complementarity_(molecular_biology)
Cellular mechanism
vertebrate immune system. MMEJ starts with short-range end resection by MRE11 nuclease on either side of a double-strand break to reveal microhomology regions
DNA_repair
Canadian-American poet, essayist, translator
Mark Strand (April 11, 1934 – November 29, 2014) was a Canadian-born American poet, essayist and translator. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant
Mark_Strand
Grade II listed building in London
Eighty Strand, formerly Shell Mex House, is a grade II listed building located at 80 Strand, London, England. The building was opened in 1932 on the site
Eighty_Strand
Irish former politician (born 1985)
A community worker in the Short Strand (the area of East Belfast in which he was born) and a member of the Short Strand Partnership Board, he also works
Niall_Ó_Donnghaile
1924 short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
Howard K. Elcock in the Strand, and with four illustrations by W. T. Benda in Hearst's International. It was included in the short story collection The Case-Book
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
The_Adventure_of_the_Sussex_Vampire
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
Strand Magazine. It was included in the short story collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was published in October 1892. A silent short
The_Man_with_the_Twisted_Lip
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
illustrations by Sidney Paget in the Strand, and with two illustrations by W. H. Hyde in Harper's Weekly. It was included in the short story collection The Memoirs
The Adventure of the Yellow Face
The_Adventure_of_the_Yellow_Face
articles published. In July 1891 Doyle published the short story "A Scandal in Bohemia" in The Strand Magazine—a "story which would change his life", according
Arthur Conan Doyle bibliography
Arthur_Conan_Doyle_bibliography
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in December 1892. Doyle considered "Silver Blaze" among his favourite
The_Adventure_of_Silver_Blaze
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
Ritual" is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The story was originally published in The Strand Magazine
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
The_Adventure_of_the_Musgrave_Ritual
Topics referred to by the same term
Strand district could refer to: Strand, London, a road and area in London, England Strand District (Metropolis), a historic local government district
Strand_district
Material used in sausage-making
month of casing. The appeal of vacuum packs is the ease of use, their shorter strand length for hand stuffing (all sausage makers who do not use automatic
Sausage_casing
1892 short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sidney Paget in The Strand Magazine in January 1892, and in the US edition of the Strand in February 1892. It was also included in the short story collection
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
The_Adventure_of_the_Blue_Carbuncle
Topics referred to by the same term
Victor Strand may refer to: Victor Strand (Fear the Walking Dead), a fictional character on Fear the Walking Dead Victor B. Strand, business executive
Victor_Strand
Founding member and leader of the Provisional IRA
the vulnerable Catholic enclave of Short Strand in east Belfast. When McKee heard about this, he drove to Short Strand with some men and weapons and took
Billy_McKee
1919 short story collection by P. G. Wodehouse
there, mostly in The Saturday Evening Post or Collier's Weekly, and in the Strand in the UK, prior to the publication of the UK book.[citation needed] Several
My_Man_Jeeves
Irish folk song
shoot the people down" Reference is also made to Seaforde Street in the Short Strand area of east Belfast, which was often the scene of armed encounters between
Belfast_Brigade
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
Collier's, and with seven illustrations by Sidney Paget in the Strand. It was included in the short story collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes, which was
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The_Adventure_of_the_Norwood_Builder
set alight and police were attacked. Disturbances also happened around Short Strand and at Botanic railway station. In west Belfast, a bus driver was forced
2010_Northern_Ireland_riots
Composite material made from wood
derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding or fixing the strands, particles, fibres, veneers, or boards of wood, together with adhesives
Engineered_wood
Topics referred to by the same term
Strand Road may refer to: Johnston Road, a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong Strand Road, Kolkata, a thoroughfare in the Indian
Strand_Road
Musical artist
Strand of Oaks is the rock project by songwriter and producer Timothy Showalter (born July 20, 1982). Originally from Indiana, he currently resides in
Strand_of_Oaks
SHORT STRAND
SHORT STRAND
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a projecting piece of land, from Old English scēat, or a steep slope, from an unattested Old English scēot.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Listener
Girl/Female
Scottish
Short.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Famous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by the seashore, Middle English schore.English : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a bank or steep slope, Old English scora. There are minor places named with this word in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and the surname may also be a habitational name from these.Americanized spelling of Ashkenazic Jewish S(c)hor(r) or Szor, variants of Schauer.
Surname or Lastname
South German and Austrian
South German and Austrian : variant of Hardt 1.English : variant of Hart 1.
Boy/Male
Native American
Short.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Short
Boy/Male
English Shakespearean
Short.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Short.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Short.
Girl/Female
Scottish
Short.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English schort ‘short’.Scottish and northern Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Gheairr, Mac an Ghirr ‘son of the short man’ (see McGirr).
Boy/Male
English
Short.
Girl/Female
Scottish
Short.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Short
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (now mainly found in Ireland)
English and Scottish (now mainly found in Ireland) : variant spelling of Short.
Girl/Female
British, English
Tiny; Small
SHORT STRAND
SHORT STRAND
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
King of Light
Boy/Male
Celtic, Danish, French, German, Irish, Latin
Small and Mighty; To Rise Again; Small but Strong
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kshamya | கà¯à®·à®®à¯à®¯à®¾
Earth
Female
Irish
Diminutive form of Irish Eva, probably EVELEEN means "beauty."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Security. Deposit.
Girl/Female
Latin
Feminine of Darius; a Persian royal name.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
A Buddha
Female
Hebrew
(מï‹×¨Ö·×’) Hebrew unisex name MORAG means "threshing board." Compare with another form of Morag.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name, probably for a goatherd (from Middle English kid(e) ‘young goat’ + man ‘man’), but possibly also for a cutter of faggots (from Middle English kidde ‘faggot’).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Indradutt | இநà¯à®¤à¯à®°à®¤à¯à®¤à¯à®¤
Gift of Indra
SHORT STRAND
SHORT STRAND
SHORT STRAND
SHORT STRAND
SHORT STRAND
imp. & p. p.
of Shoot
a.
Having short-breath, or quick respiration.
adv.
In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short.
superl.
Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water.
superl.
Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry.
imp. & p. p.
of Short-circuit
a.
Having a short waist.
superl.
Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath.
a.
Having short life.
n.
A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Short-circuit
superl.
Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. See The shorts, under Short, n., and To sell short, under Short, adv.
adv.
Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30.
a.
Lying near the shore.
v. t.
To set on shore.
n.
Short, inferior hemp.
superl.
Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
superl.
Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question.
a.
Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion.
n.
The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle.