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the US government department that decides which new inventions can be given a PATENT (= the right to make and sell a new invention) . There is a similar department in the UK called the PATENT Office.
short
Definition: Meaning of, short in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation: / ʃɔːt /
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to SHORT-CIRCUIT, or make something do this
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time happening or continuing for only a little time or for less time than usual
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length/distance measuring a small amount in length or distance
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not tall someone who is short is not as tall as most people
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book/letter a book, letter etc that is short does not have many words or pages
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not enough if you are short of something, you do not have enough of it
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not enough if something is short, there is not enough of it
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be short on something to have less of something than you should have
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less than a little less than a number
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short notice if something is short notice, you are told about it only a short time before it happens
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in the short term/run during the period of time that is not very far into the future [↪ short-term]
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have a short memory if someone has a short memory, they soon forget something that has happened
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be short for something to be a shorter way of saying a name
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be short of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy
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be short with somebody to speak to someone using very few words, in a way that seems rude or unfriendly
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have a short temper/fuse to get angry very easily
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get/be given short shrift if you or your idea, suggestion etc is given short shrift, you are told immediately that you are wrong and are not given any attention or sympathy
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be nothing/little short of something used to emphasize that something is very good, very surprising etc
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draw/get the short straw to be given something difficult or unpleasant to do, especially when other people have been given something better
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make short work of (doing) something to finish something quickly and easily, especially food or a job
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have/get somebody by the short and curlies also have/get somebody by the short hairs British English informal not polite to put someone in a situation in which they are forced to do or accept what you want
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be one ... short of a ... spoken used humorously to say that someone is a little crazy or stupid
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short time British English when workers work for fewer hours than usual, because the company cannot afford to pay them their full wage
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in short order formal in a short time and without delay
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give somebody short measure British English old-fashioned to give someone less than the correct amount of something, especially in a shop
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sound technical a short vowel is pronounced quickly without being emphasized, for example the sound of a in 'cat', e in 'bet', and i in 'bit'
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fall short of something to be less than what you need, expected, or hoped for, or to fail to reach a satisfactory standard
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be running short (of/on something) if you are running short of something, or if something is running short, it is being used up and there will soon not be enough left
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stop short of doing something to almost do something but then decide not to do it
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stop short to suddenly stop speaking or stop what you are doing, because something has surprised you or you have just thought of something
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be cut short if something is cut short, it is stopped before you expect or before it is finished
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cut somebody short to interrupt and stop someone when they are speaking
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pull/bring somebody up short to surprise or shock someone so that they stop what they are doing or saying to think for a moment
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3 metres/5 miles etc short of something without reaching a place you are trying to get to, because you are still a particular distance from it
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two weeks/a month etc short of something two weeks, a month etc before something
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short of (doing) something without actually doing something
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come up short to fail to win or achieve something
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go short (of something) British English to have less of something than you need
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be taken short/be caught short British English informal to have a sudden strong need to go to the toilet when you are not near one
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shorts [plural] short trousers ending at or above the knees
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shorts [plural] especially American English men's underwear with short legs
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in short used when you want to give the main point of something
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for short used as a shorter way of saying a name
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[countable] informal a short film shown in the cinema
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[countable] British English informal a strong alcoholic drink that is not beer or wine, drunk in a small glass [= shot American English]
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[countable] informal a SHORT CIRCUIT
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short used in phrases
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German short-haired pointer
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liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound
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liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound
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Pepin the Short
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714-768 king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751
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714-768 king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751
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Short's aster
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perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers
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perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers
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break short
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interrupt before its natural or planned end
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interrupt before its natural or planned end
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caught short
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informal having an urgent need to go to the toilet
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informal having an urgent need to go to the toilet
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chuck short ribs
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between the chuck and the brisket
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between the chuck and the brisket
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come short
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expectations or standards fail to meet
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expectations or standards fail to meet
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cut short
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interrupt before its natural or planned end
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cause to end earlier than intended
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interrupt before its natural or planned end
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fall short
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expectations or standards fail to meet
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expectations or standards fail to meet
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fall short of
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fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example
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fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example
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