The long or short of it
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TONThe long or short of it
mordentmelodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or
mordantsmelodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or
mordentsmelodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or
ZOOMLENSIt can take the long or short view
TONIt may be long or short
TONIt may be short or long
VOWELIt can be long or short
TONIt can be long or short
HAIRToday's "the long and short of it."
steelyardsAn apparatus for weighing that has a short arm taking the item to be weighed and a long graduated arm along which a weight is moved until it balances
GISTLong and short of it
DIGESTIt makes a long story short
EPODEIt has long and short verses
BASSETIt has short legs and a long body
cryptomeriasA tall, conical, coniferous tree with long, curved, spirally arranged leaves and short cones. Native to China and Japan, it is grown for timber in Japan
cryptomeriaA tall, conical, coniferous tree with long, curved, spirally arranged leaves and short cones. Native to China and Japan, it is grown for timber in Japan
cormorantsA large diving bird with a long neck, long hooked bill, short legs, and mainly dark plumage. It typically breeds on coastal cliffs and is noted for its voracious appetite
amphibrachicof or like an amphibrach, a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short
potentiationThe increase in strength of nerve impulses along pathways that have been used previously, either short-term or long-term
rhythmsThe measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables
quantitativeof or pertaining to a metrical system, as that of classical verse, based on the alternation of long and short, rather than accented and unaccented, syllables
cretictrisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is long, short, long in quantitative meter, or stressed, unstressed, stressed in accentual meter, as anodyne, an accentual amphimacer
jonquila Mediterranean perennial bulbous herb (Narcissus jonquilla) of the amaryllis family with long linear leaves that is widely cultivated for its yellow or white fragrant short-tubed clustered flowers compare daffodil
morseseither of two systems of clicks and pauses, short and long sounds, or flashes of light, used to represent the letters of the alphabet, numerals, etc.: now used primarily in radiotelegraphy by ham operators
morseeither of two systems of clicks and pauses, short and long sounds, or flashes of light, used to represent the letters of the alphabet, numerals, etc.: now used primarily in radiotelegraphy by ham operators
tharsany of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus(Himalayan tahr), introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions
tahrsany of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus(Himalayan tahr), introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions
tahrany of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus(Himalayan tahr), introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions
tharany of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus(Himalayan tahr), introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions
hyphensThe sign (-) used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence (as in pick-me-up, rock-forming), to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line, or to indicate a missing or implied element (as in short- and long-term)
proboscidesThe nose of a mammal, esp. when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir
proboscisThe nose of a mammal, esp. when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir
proboscisesThe nose of a mammal, esp. when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir
stripesA long narrow band or strip, typically of the same width throughout its length, differing in color or texture from the surface on either side of it
inertialthe property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force
inertiasthe property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force
inertiathe property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force
harpsichordsA keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries
harpsichordA keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries