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short
Adjective
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall.
I can't reach the table because I'm too short.
The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes.
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long.
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If something is short then it takes a little time.
credit
Noun
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Credit is an agreement to buy something and pay later.
We bought the new dining room table on credit.
I only use my credit card when I know I'll have the money the next week.
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Credit is positive words or feelings.
He gave credit to local management and to the unions for the improvements at the factory.
The children here should take credit for a job well done.
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A credit is a course or part of a course that you complete at college or university.
I just need five more credits to finish my degree.
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A credit is record of money put in an account.
credit
Verb
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If you credit an account, you add money to it.
I called the bank about the mistake and they credited my account with the missing $50.
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If you credit somebody with something, you say that they did it.
Most people have credited Churchill with this saying, but there is no proof that he actually said it.
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If you credit something, you believe it.