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  • 41measure up — {v.} To be equal; be of fully high quality; come up. * /John didn t measure up to the best catchers but he was a good one./ * /Lois school work didn t measure up to her ability./ Compare up: TO PAR. Contrast: FALL SHORT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 42measure\ up — v To be equal; be of fully high quality; come up. John didn t measure up to the best catchers but he was a good one. Lois school work didn t measure up to her ability. Compare: up to par Contrast: fall short …

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  • 43short ton — noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds • Syn: ↑ton, ↑net ton • Hypernyms: ↑avoirdupois unit • Part Holonyms: ↑kiloton • Part Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 44Short Wave on a Cold Day — Infobox Album Name = Short Wave On a Cold Day Type = studio Artist = Thought Industry Released = 2001 Recorded = Genre = Progressive metal Length = Label = Metal Blade Producer = Thought Industry Reviews = Last album = Recruited To Do Good Deeds… …

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  • 45short — Not long; of brief length or duration; not coming up to a measure, standard, requirement, or the like. A term of common use in the stock and commodity markets. To say that one is short, in the vernacular of the exchanges, implies only that one… …

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  • 46Short message service center — A Short Message Service Center (SMSC) is a network element in the mobile telephone network which delivers SMS messages.OperationWhen a user sends a text message (SMS message) to another user, the message gets stored in the SMSC which delivers it… …

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  • 47Short Bus (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Short Bus Type = EP Artist = Blink 182 Iconoclasts Released = 1994 Recorded = Genre = Punk rock, skate punk Length = Label = Big Weenie Producer = O Short Bus is a split EP released on 7 red vinyl in 1994 by Blink 182 and… …

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  • 48short-term — adj. Short term is used with these nouns: ↑aim, ↑benefit, ↑care, ↑change, ↑confinement, ↑consequence, ↑contract, ↑credit, ↑debt, ↑effect, ↑employment, ↑ …

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  • 49short-range navigation — A precise short range navigation system that uses the time of travel of pulse type transmissions from two or more fixed stations to measure the slant range distance from the station. Also, in conjunction with a suitable computer used in precision …

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  • 50short —    1. a measure of spirits    Shortened from short drink as different from a long drink like beer or cider.    2. a handgun    As different from a long, a rifle. Army jargon:     We had no shorts (pistols), they were all longs, and it was going… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms