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Noun: short vowel
  1. In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced shorter than a long vowel.

Type of: vowel, vowel sound

Encyclopedia: Short vowel

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short saphenous vein
short selling
short shrift
short sleep
short sleeve
short story
short subject
short temper
short time
short ton
short vowel
short wave
short whist
shortage
short-beaked
short-billed
short-billed marsh wren
short-bodied
shortbread
shortbread cookie
shortcake