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| abbreviate |
to represent in writing by using a shorter form or a few letters. [1/2 definitions] |
| Basic English |
a copyrighted, simplified version of the English language, limited to 850 necessary words and a few grammatical rules, and used esp. as an international communication aid. |
| betatron |
in physics, an electron accelerator in which the speed of the electrons is increased to high energies, from a few million to a few hundred million electron volts, by the action of a rapidly changing magnetic field. |
| concise |
short and to the point; saying much in a few words. |
| corollary |
in mathematics, a proposition whose proof directly follows in one or a few steps from the proof of another proposition. [1/4 definitions] |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. [1/2 definitions] |
| Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu |
an American of Japanese descent who, during World War II, was one of only a few Japanese-Americans to openly defy the relocation orders of the U.S. Government. Korematsu was arrested and sent to an internment center in 1942, and his challenge to the constitutionality of forced relocation was ruled against by the Supreme Court in 1944 in Korematsu v. United States (b.1919--d.2005). |
| get-together |
a gathering of a few people for social purposes. |
| Gordon Hirabayashi |
an American of Japanese descent who, during World War II, was one of only a few Japanese-Americans to openly defy the relocation orders of the U.S. Government. He challenged the constitutionality of the application of curfews for minority groups, and his case eventually went to the Supreme Court, where he was unanimously ruled against in Hirabayashi v. United States in 1943 (b.1918--2012). |
| in a nutshell |
in a few words; briefly. |
| low-rise |
of a building, having only a few stories. (Cf. high-rise.) [1/2 definitions] |
| mayfly |
any of various fragile, winged insects that have a long aquatic larval stage, but that live in the adult stage for only a few hours. [1/2 definitions] |
| melody |
a short musical composition containing one or a few musical ideas; song or tune. [1/3 definitions] |
| mention |
to say or to bring up the subject of (something), usually in just a few words or in passing. [1/3 definitions] |
| scuffle |
to take part in a brief, confused fight among a few people. [2/3 definitions] |
| secret |
something known only to a few people. [1/8 definitions] |
| slip stitch |
a loose, continuous stitch, as on a facing or hem, in which the needle takes up only a few threads of the fabric so that it will be invisible on the outside. |
| step |
to move by taking one or a few steps. [1/12 definitions] |
| the other day |
one day recently; a few days ago. |
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