Short
adjectiveAdjective
low in stature; not tall
“he was short and stocky”
“short in stature”
“a short smokestack”
Similar:LittleSee also:Lowof insufficient quantity to meet a need
“money is short”
“on short rations”
“food is in short supply”
lacking foresight or scope
“a short view of the problem”
“shortsighted policies”
“shortsighted critics derided the plan”
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
“the salesgirl was very short with him”
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
“regularly gives short weight”
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
“a short memory”
Similar:ForgetfulUnretentiveSee also:UnmindfulForgetfulMindless(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
“short skirts”
“short hair”
“the board was a foot short”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
“a short life”
“a short flight”
“a short holiday”
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
“shortbread is a short crumbly cookie”
“a short flaky pie crust”
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
“a short sale”
“short in cotton”
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
“the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short”
Noun
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
Similar:ShortstopType of:Positionaccidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
Type of:ContactTangencythe location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
Type of:TractParcel
Verb
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
Similar:Short-changeType of:MulctNobbleRookcreate a short circuit in
Similar:Short-circuitType of:CreateMake
Adverb
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
“he talked short with everyone”
“he said shortly that he didn't like it”
Similar:CurtlyShortlyat a disadvantage
“I was caught short”
Similar:Unawareswithout possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
“he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash”
quickly and without warning
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