Short Order

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• short-order — in restaurant jargon, to be made quickly, 1906, from SHORT (Cf. short) (adj.) + ORDER (Cf. order) (n.). First attested in an O. Henry story …   Etymology dictionary

• short order — n. any food that can be cooked or served quickly when ordered, as at a lunch counter short order adj …   English World dictionary

• short order — short′ or′der n. coo a serving of food that can be quickly prepared, as at a lunch counter • in short order Etymology: 1890–95 short′ or der, adj …   From formal English to slang

• 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 — adjective Date: 1920 preparing or serving food that can be cooked quickly to a customer s order < a short order cook > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• short-order — noun N. Amer. an order or dish of food which can be quickly prepared and served: [as modifier] a short order cook …   English new terms dictionary

• short-order — adj. Short order is used with these nouns: ↑cook …   Collocations dictionary

• short order — /ˈʃɔt ɔdə/ (say shawt awduh) noun 1. a meal which can be quickly and easily prepared, as in a cafe. –phrase 2. in short order, with no delay; quickly …  

• short-order cook — UK US noun [countable] [singular short order cook plural short order cooks] a restaurant worker whose job is to cook food that can be prepared quickly Thesaurus: cooks, cuisine and cookeryhyponym …   Useful english dictionary