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short end
noun as in stub
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In short, Pakistan is an aggrieved state that got the short end of the stick when Partition happened.
He is always tired, and usually ends up with the short end of the stick.
As a result, Mexico and other developing countries have been stuck with the short end of the stick.
On the show, Wheels always seemed to be getting the short end of the stick.
From health insurance to housing, singletons get the short end of the stick.
The long end of the lever is at its highest point, which is A; and the short end of the lever is at its lowest point C.
Second: Using the same figure, supposing it was necessary to raise the short end of the lever, from C to D, in one second of time.
The cock is kept back by a spring acting on the long arm of a lever, while fastened to the short end was a sear or trigger.
Remove washer on the short end of shaft, also the cogwheel if the shaft has cogs on both ends.
The short end is picked up with the right hand, brought over the needle end under the vellum, and pulled tight from the back.
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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to short-end, such as: bottom, first, gutter, infinitesimal, last, and minimum.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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