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short

/S//O/rt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

    adj.all

    Examples
    A short life.
    A short flight.
    A short holiday.
    A short story.
    Only a few short months.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

    adj.all

    Examples
    Short skirts.
    Short hair.
    The board was a foot short.
    A short toss.
    Antonyms long

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. low in stature; not tall

    adj.all

    Examples
    He was short and stocky.
    Short in stature.
    A short smokestack.
    Synonyms little
    Antonyms tall

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

    adj.all

    Examples
    A short memory.
    Synonyms forgetful unretentive
    Antonyms long recollective retentive tenacious

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

    adj.all

    Examples
    A short sale.
    Short in cotton.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

    adj.all

    Examples
    The English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a <i>short</i> distance; a <i>short</i> piece of timber; a <i>short</i> flight.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms short circuit

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

    noun.act

    Synonyms shortstop

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. A summary account.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adverb

  1. quickly and without warning

    adv.all

    Synonyms abruptly dead suddenly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

    adv.all

    Examples
    He made his fortune by selling short just before the crash.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. clean across

    adv.all

    Examples
    The car's axle snapped short.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. at some point or distance before a goal is reached

    adv.all

    Examples
    He fell short of our expectations.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. so as to interrupt

    adv.all

    Examples
    She took him up short before he could continue.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. at a disadvantage

    adv.all

    Examples
    I was caught short.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

    adv.all

    Examples
    He talked short with everyone.
    He said shortly that he didn't like it.
    Synonyms curtly shortly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop <i>short</i> in one's course; to turn <i>short</i>.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. not sufficient to meet a need

    adj.all

    Examples
    Money is short.
    On short rations.
    Food is in short supply.
    Short on experience.
    Synonyms inadequate poor

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

    adj.all

    Examples
    Regularly gives short weight.
    Synonyms light scant

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. lacking foresight or scope

    adj.all

    Examples
    A short view of the problem.
    Shortsighted policies.
    Shortsighted critics derided the plan.
    Synonyms myopic shortsighted unforesightful

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

    adj.all

    Examples
    Shortbread is a short crumbly cookie.
    A short flaky pie crust.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

    adj.all

    Examples
    The salesgirl was very short with him.
    Synonyms brusk brusque curt

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money

    verb.social

    Synonyms short-change

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. create a short circuit in

    verb.creation

    Synonyms short-circuit

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To shorten.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  4. To fail; to decrease.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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