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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Words nearby short for
shortening, Shorter, Shorter Catechism, shortfall, short field, short for, short-form, short fuse, short game, shortgrass, shorthair
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How to use short for in a sentence
But the moment I acknowledged my marriage he grew more furious than myself; and, in short-for why relate the frenzies of rage?
Cecilia, Volume 3 (of 3)|Frances (Fanny) Burney (Madame d'Arblay)