| curriculum vitae |
a brief summary of one's professional history and qualifications, submitted with a job application; vita; résumé. |
| curtain raiser |
any brief preliminary event. [1/2 definitions] |
| dip |
a brief swim. [1/15 definitions] |
| divertissement |
a brief ballet, pantomime, or the like performed between scenes of a play or opera; entr'acte. [1/2 definitions] |
| drop by |
to come for a casual and usually brief visit or errand, generally with little or no planning and often on one's way to somewhere else. |
| drop (someone) a line |
to write a brief letter or note to (someone). |
| encounter |
a brief or unexpected meeting. [1/6 definitions] |
| epitaph |
a brief writing in praise of one who has died. [1/2 definitions] |
| epitome |
a brief summary that gives the essence of a longer work. [1/2 definitions] |
| faint |
a temporary, usu. brief, loss of consciousness. [1/5 definitions] |
| fall |
in wrestling, the act of pinning an opponent's shoulders against the mat for a certain brief length of time. [1/19 definitions] |
| firefight |
a brief but heavy exchange of gunfire, usu. between small military units; skirmish. |
| flash |
a photographic device for producing brief illumination of a subject; flash bulb; flash gun. [1/17 definitions] |
| flashbulb |
an electric bulb that gives a brief flash of very bright light when ignited, used to illuminate a subject while a photograph is taken. |
| flash in the pan |
one who succeeds brilliantly for a brief time only. |
| fling |
a brief love affair, usu. with little or no emotional significance. [1/8 definitions] |
| flush1 |
a brief but heavy gush or flow, esp. of water. [1/10 definitions] |
| flying |
rushed and brief. [1/6 definitions] |
| forty winks |
(informal) a brief nap. |
| gasp |
a sudden, brief, convulsive taking in of air through the mouth, as in shock or a condition of breathlessness. [1/3 definitions] |
| glance |
a brief consideration or reference. [1/6 definitions] |