short-order — adjective of or relating to food that can be prepared quickly a short order cook • Pertains to noun: ↑short order * * * /shawrt awr deuhr/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or specializing in short orders: a short order cook; short order diner. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
short-order — /shawrt awr deuhr/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or specializing in short orders: a short order cook; short order diner. 2. performed or supplied quickly: They obtained a short order divorce decree. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
short-order cook — /ˌʃɔt ɔdə ˈkʊk/ (say .shawt awduh kook) noun a cook employed to prepare short orders …
Orders to Kill — Directed by Anthony Asquith Produced by Anthony Havelock Allan Written by Paul Dehn George St. George Donald C. Downes (original story) … Wikipedia
Orders of St. George — Orders of St. George † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Orders of St. George Knights of St. George appear at different historical periods and in different countries as mutually independent bodies having nothing in common but the veneration of… … Catholic encyclopedia
short|cut — short cut, or short|cut «SHRT KUHT», noun. 1. a less distant or quicker way between two places. 2. Figurative. a quick or quicker way: »There are no short cuts to wisdom and learning. short cut «SHRT KUHT», verb, cut, cut| … Useful english dictionary
short-time (working) — short time ( working) ˌshort time (ˈworking) noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when workers work less than the usual number of hours or days, because of a lack of orders or materials: • Bosses admit that short time working at the car plant… … Financial and business terms
Orders of magnitude (numbers) — The logarithmic scale can compactly represent the relationship among variously sized numbers. This list contains selected positive numbers in increasing order, including counts of things, dimensionless quantity and probabilities. Each number is… … Wikipedia
Orders of magnitude (time) — Contents 1 Seconds 2 See also 3 Years 4 See also 5 Footnotes … Wikipedia
Orders of magnitude (radiation) — Recognized effects of higher acute radiation doses are described in more detail in the article on radiation poisoning. Although the International System of Units (SI) defines the sievert (Sv) as the unit of radiation dose equivalent, chronic… … Wikipedia
