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] |
gleam |
a slight, sudden, or brief flash or beam of light; glint. [2/5 definitions] |
glint |
a brief flash or flicker of reflected light, as from a mirror or smooth metal surface. [2/4 definitions] |