Associations to the word «Shorthand»

Wiktionary

SHORTHAND, noun. A compendious and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography; phonography
SHORTHAND, noun. Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something
SHORTHAND TYPIST, noun. (UK) (dated) A person skilled in shorthand and typing.
SHORTHAND TYPISTS, noun. Plural of shorthand typist

Dictionary definition

SHORTHAND, noun. A method of writing rapidly.
SHORTHAND, adjective. Written in abbreviated or symbolic form; "shorthand notes".

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan