Short Ton

Science / Geology / Short Ton: A unit of weight that equals 2,000 pounds.
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Short Adjective Synonyms: direct, straight, straightforward, short and sweet
Short Verb Synonyms: laconic, terse, succinct, pithy, sententious, epigrammatic
Short Noun Synonyms: small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule, midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, pint-sized, knee-high to a grasshopper, sawn-off
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Short Pin

Entertainment / Bowling / Short Pin: A rolling pin that doesn't quite knock down a pin that's standing. MORE

Short Oil

Entertainment / Bowling / Short Oil: Also known as limited distance dressing/LDD. A condition in which oil is applied to the front 24 feet or less of the lane, with the remainder dry. Can be very high scoring. MORE

Short Message Service Center (SMSC)

Technology / Cell Phones / Short Message Service Center (SMSC): The hardware device submitting the messages. Currently, SMSC devices support binary formats. MORE

Short Position

Business / Finance / Short Position: The theory that a large interest in short positions in stocks will precede a rise in the market prices, because the short positions must eventually be covered by purchases of the stock. MORE

Short Rack

Entertainment / Bowling / Short Rack: A pinsetter malfunction whereby it sets up fewer than the full ten pins. MORE

Short Sale

Business / Finance / Short Sale: Number of shares of a security that investors have sold short divided by average daily volume of the security (measured over 30 days or 90 days). There are various interpretations of this ratio. When MORE