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Short position limitnounMWEIn respect of an eligible currency, the maximum short position a Settlement Member may have at any time in that eligible currency and, unless otherwise reduced pursuant to the CLS Bank Rules, shall equal (i) the total amount of all available committed liquidity facilities in such eligible currency (or such lesser amount that CLS Bank may determine from time to time) minus (ii) the amount of the largest available committed liquidity facility among such liquidity facilities (after taking into account any amounts already drawn.verified
Short SalenounMWEsale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller, who hopes to buy them back later at a lower priceverified
Short SellingnounMWEsale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)verified
Short TitlenounMWEIdentifying combination of letters and numbers assigned to certain COMSEC materials to facilitate handling, accounting, and controlling.verified
Short WavenounMWEa radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a frequency greater than 3 megahertz)verified
Short-Spurred Fragrant OrchidnounMWEsimilar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spursverified
Short-Toed EaglenounMWEany of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eaglesverified
Shorthand TypistnounMWEsomeone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)verified
Shortleaf PinenounMWElarge pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when matureverified
Shortleaf Yellow PinenounMWElarge pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when matureverified
Shortwave Diathermy MachinenounMWEa diathermy machine that uses short wave radiation as the source of heatverified
Shot PutnounMWEan athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possibleverified
Shoulder BladenounMWEeither of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beingsverified
Shoulder BonenounMWEeither of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beingsverified
Shoulder FlashnounMWEsomething worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc.verified
Shoulder HolsternounMWEa holster worn over your shoulder so a gun can be concealed under your jacketverified
Shoulder JointnounMWEa ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapulaverified
Shoulder PadnounMWEprotective garment consisting of a hard rounded pad worn by football players to protect their shouldersverified
Shoulder VisenounMWEa vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting itverified
Shouldered ArchnounMWEan arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the apertureverified
Shovel HatnounMWEa stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in frontverified
Shovelnose CatfishnounMWElarge catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jawverified
Show BusinessnounMWEthose involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theaterverified
Showy DaisynounMWEplant having branching leafy stems each branch with an especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink or lavender or white raysverified
Showy Lady's-SlippernounMWEpale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lipverified
Showy MilkweednounMWEmilkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowersverified
Showy OrchisnounMWENorth American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with whiteverified
Shrimp ButternounMWEbutter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shellsverified
Shrink-Wrapped SoftwarenounMWEsoftware on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform)verified
Shrubby BittersweetnounMWEtwining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seedsverified
Shrubby PenstemonnounMWElow bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stemsverified
Shrubby St John's WortnounMWEstiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowersverified
Shunt CircuitnounMWEa closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuitverified