(metallurgy) Of metal: brittle at low temperatures.

plural of short-cut

Alternative spelling of shortcut

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

Alive or existent for only a short period of time.

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

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.