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The view from down here includes everyone's nose hairs and zero patience for it.
means Having little length, height, or duration — not stretching as far as expected in space, time, or supply.
from From Old English 'sceort,' meaning not long, with deep Germanic roots — a cousin of words tied to cutting off or shearing. The thread is appropriate: something short has, in a sense, been cut down from a fuller length. The same family likely feeds into 'shirt' and 'skirt,' garments that are essentially fabric cut short.
- life expectancy
- Shorter people may live longer on average
- stock market
- To short is to bet against everything
- electrical
- A short circuit takes the lazy, dangerous path
- napoleon
- He was actually average height, French inches lied
short circuit — electrical fault causing current to bypass normal path, common cause of fires and equipment damage
short squeeze — gamestop stock january 2021, retail investors forced short-sellers to cover positions
short film — pixar's 'luxo jr.' 1986, pioneering 6-minute computer animation that won an academy award