Concise - English meaning

adjective

Shortened; cut short.

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An abbreviated version of the earlier work

verb

Shorten (a word, phrase, or text).

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‘network’ is often abbreviated to ‘net’

adjective

Shorter than usual or shorter than expected

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In abbreviated form the show was broadcast in abbreviated form the next day., they exchanged a pass…

adjective

(of a piece of writing) having been shortened.

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An abridged text of the speech

verb

Shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.

Usage examples:

The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel

adjective

Made shorter by having some details or less important information removed

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The abridged edition/version of her novel, the abridged article was first published in 2010.

adjective

Of short duration; not lasting for long.

Usage examples:

The president made a brief working visit to moscow

noun

A set of instructions given to a person about a job or task.

Usage examples:

His brief is to turn round the county's fortunes

verb

Instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task.

Usage examples:

She briefed him on last week's decisions

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

adjective

Containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way.

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A compendious study

adjective

Short but complete, including everything that is important

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This is a compendious, judicious collection of poetry., he had such a compendious vision of what it…

adjective

Flattened by pressure; squeezed or pressed together.

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Compressed gas

verb

Flatten by pressure; squeeze or press.

Usage examples:

The skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag

adjective

Made denser or more concise; compressed or concentrated.

Usage examples:

A condensed version of the report

verb

Make (something) denser or more concentrated.

Usage examples:

The morning play on saturday was condensed into a half-hour package

adjective

With water removed

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Condensed soup

adjective

(of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle.

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Crisp bacon

noun

A wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack.

Usage examples:

Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps

verb

Give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill.

Usage examples:

Crisp the pitta in the oven

adjective

In the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.

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An epigrammatic style

adjective

Relating to a short saying or poem that expresses an idea in a clever, funny way

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His poems are often epigrammatic and political., epigrammatic quotes from virgil that have entered …

adjective

(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

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She was an incisive critic

adjective

(of a fruit or plant) containing much pith.

Usage examples:

When the trees bloom in march or april, the walkers try to remove any remaining old, pithy fruit.

adjective

(of speech or writing) brief and full of meaning

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Pithy comments, a pithy quote

adjective

(of a plant) planted or grown in a flowerpot and usually kept indoors.

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An array of exotic potted palms

verb

Plant in a flowerpot.

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Pot individual cuttings as soon as you see new young leaves

verb

Score (a goal).

Usage examples:

The english lion potted two penalties of his own

adjective

Measuring a small distance from end to end.

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Short dark hair

verb

(of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food ).

noun

Short trousers that reach only to the knees or thighs.

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Cycling shorts

adjective

(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.

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Use short, succinct sentences

adjective

(of writing or speech) clear and short; expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words

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Keep your letter succinct and to the point.

combining form

Three; having three.

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Tercentenary

noun

Short for tertiary entrance rank.

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She topped the state with a 100 ter and won numerous scholarships

noun

The nail of the thumb.

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The body might be the length approximately, or slightly more than the length of an adult thumbnail,…

noun

The nail on the thumb

Usage examples:

You can choose whether you would like to view your photos as thumbnails or in a slide show., thumbn…