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BRIEFEST |
Shortest |
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PITHIEST |
Shortest and sweetest |
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TIGHTEST |
Shortest and sweetest |
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LADY JANE GREY |
Who was the shortest-reigning monarch of England? |
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ODDSON |
Shortest priced downloads break law? Get out! |
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MAY |
Shortest month of the year in a way |
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VIOLET |
Which colour of visible light has the shortest wavelength? |
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GRADUATED |
Tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer
feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer. |
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LEAST |
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space. |
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MINIM |
A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note,
equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets. |
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BEE LINE |
The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a
bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. |
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DIRECT |
Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by
the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct
means. |
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CONCAVO-CONVEX |
Specifically, having such a combination of concave
and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between
them. See Illust. under Lens. |
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DISTANCE |
The space between two objects; the length of a line,
especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are
separate; measure of separation in place. |
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ORTHODROMICS |
The art of sailing in a direct course, or on the arc
of a great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two
points on the surface of the globe; great-circle sailing; orthodromy. |