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short > 28 senses
ADJECTIVE1shortPrimarily temporal sense
2shortPrimarily spatial sense
3shortLow in stature
4short, inadequate, poorNot sufficient to meet a need
5shortNot holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
6shortOf speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt')
7shortContaining a large amount of shortening
8short, light, scantLess than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
9shortUsed of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration
10short(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
11short, shortsighted, unforesightful, myopicLacking foresight or scope
12short, unforbearingUnwilling to endure
13short, choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-temperedQuickly aroused to anger
14short, shortestMost direct
15short, brusque, brusk, curtMarked by rude or peremptory shortness
ADVERB1short, abruptly, suddenly, deadQuickly and without warning
2shortWithout possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
3shortClean across
4shortAt some point or distance before a goal is reached
5shortSo as to interrupt
6short, unawaresAt a disadvantage
7shortTightly
8short, curtly, shortlyIn a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
NOUN1shortThe location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
2short, short circuitAccidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
3short, shortstopThe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base
VERB1short, short-changeCheat someone by not returning him enough money
2short, short-circuitCreate a short-circuit in
short > pronunciation
Soundsshao'rt
Rhymesabort, Agincourt, airport, and 45 more rhymes in aort at the HyperDic website...
short > adjective 1
MeaningPrimarily temporal sense. Indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration.
Examples"a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
Attribute ofduration, length
Similartelescoped, shortened; abbreviated, shortened, truncated; brief, little; clipped; fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary; short and sweet; short-dated; short-range; short-run, short-term
See alsoabridged
Contrarylong
short > adjective 2
MeaningPrimarily spatial sense. Having little length or lacking in length.
Examples"short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
Attribute oflength
Similarabbreviated, brief; close; curtal; sawed-off, sawn-off, shortened; shortish; short-range; short-snouted; snub; stubby; telescoped, shortened; truncate, truncated
Contrarylong
short > adjective 3
MeaningLow in stature. Not tall.
Examples"his was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"
Attribute ofstature, height
Similarchunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy; half-length; pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off; squab, squabby
See alsolow; small, little
Contrarytall
short > adjective 4
MeaningNot sufficient to meet a need.
Examples"money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"
Synonymsinadequate, poor
Similar toinsufficient, deficient
short > adjective 5
MeaningNot holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices.
Examples"a short sale"; "short in cotton"
Categoryfinance
Contrarylong
short > adjective 6
MeaningOf speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt').
Categoryphonetics
Contrarylong
short > adjective 7
MeaningContaining a large amount of shortening. Therefore tender and easy to crumble or break into flakes.
Examples"shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"
Similar totender
short > adjective 8
MeaningLess than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so.
Examples"regularly gives short weight"
Synonymslight, scant
Similar toinsufficient, deficient
short > adjective 9
MeaningUsed of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration.
Categoryprosody, metrics
Similar tounstressed, unaccented
short > adjective 10
Meaning(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range.
Examples"a short memory"
Similar tounretentive, forgetful
short > adjective 11
MeaningLacking foresight or scope.
Examples"a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"
Synonymsshortsighted, unforesightful, myopic
Similar toimprovident
short > adjective 12
MeaningUnwilling to endure.
Examples"she was short with the slower students"
Synonymsunforbearing
Similar toimpatient
short > adjective 13
MeaningQuickly aroused to anger.
Synonymscholeric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered
Similar toill-natured
short > adjective 14
MeaningMost direct.
Examples"took the shortest and most direct route to town"
Synonymsshortest
Similar todirect
short > adjective 15
MeaningMarked by rude or peremptory shortness.
Examples"the salesgirl was very short with him"
Synonymsbrusque, brusk, curt
Similar todiscourteous
Adverbsshortly
short > noun 1, artifact
MeaningThe location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed.
Part ofbaseball diamond, diamond, infield
Broadertract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
short > noun 2, artifact
MeaningAccidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference.
Synonymsshort circuit
Part ofcircuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
Broadercontact, tangency
Verbsshort
short > noun 3, act
MeaningThe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base.
Synonymsshortstop
Member ofbaseball team
Broaderposition
short > adverb 1
MeaningQuickly and without warning.
Synonymsabruptly, suddenly, dead
short > adverb 2
MeaningWithout possessing something at the time it is contractually sold.
Examples"he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
Categoryfinance
short > adverb 3
MeaningClean across.
Examples"the car's axle snapped short"
short > adverb 4
MeaningAt some point or distance before a goal is reached.
Examples"he fell short of our expectations"
short > adverb 5
MeaningSo as to interrupt.
Examples"She took him up short before he could continue"
short > adverb 6
MeaningAt a disadvantage.
Examples"I was caught short"
Synonymsunawares
short > adverb 7
MeaningTightly.
Examples"she caught him up short on his lapel"
short > adverb 8
MeaningIn a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner.
Examples"he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
Synonymscurtly, shortly
short > verb 1, social
MeaningCheat someone by not returning him enough money.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Synonymsshort-change
Broadervictimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, con
short > verb 2, creation
MeaningCreate a short-circuit in.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsshort-circuit
Broadermake, create
Nounsshort

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