(simile) Extremely easy; sometimes with a connotation of triumph but at other times with a connotation of being meaningless and unsatisfying.

Shock caused by extreme excitability of the parasympathetic nervous system. This hyperexcitability is caused by severe pain and results in an extreme slowing of heartbeat and pulse, leading to a dangerous drop in blood pressure and hence shock.

plural of short-cut

Alternative spelling of shortcut

The divide between land and a body of water. / The line on a map that illustrates this.

of or pertaining to the near or immediate future. / of or pertaining to a short duration of time

(slang, obsolete) A professional false witness hired by an unscrupulous attorney. Such a man would frequent the vicinity of a courthouse and show his intention and availability by a straw sticking from one of his shoes.

(idiomatic, film, television, literature, video games) A short story, novel, television show, film, computer game, or other narrative which depicts considerable gunplay.

A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.

(astronomy) The boundary marking one of the outer limits of the Sun's influence, where the solar wind dramatically slows. / (by extension, astronomy) That point for space around any star.