(astronomy) Having an orbital period of less than 200 years, especially said of comets

(nautical) A shore to weather or windward from a vessel, offering protection from the wind. / Seen from land, a shore exposed to wind. / A protection, creating a relative calm.

An abbreviated form of entry for a book in a list or catalog that usually gives only the author's name, the title in brief, the date and place of publication, and the publisher's or printer's name.

(Southern US, Midland US) Sugar.

(countable, uncountable, chiefly Roman Catholicism, historical) A rushed sacrament of confession given to a prisoner who is to be executed very soon.

A work of fiction that is shorter than a novella.

A form of shorthand based on elliptical figures and lines that bisect them.

(transitive, often figuratively) To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).

A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.

Alternative form of shorthanded