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short
1 measuring a small height, length, or distanceShe’s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes. You’ll need three short boards for the shelves. The theatre is a relatively short distance from here. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe height 1a not long enough, or not tall enoughThe fence posts are all six inches short. The sleeves are much too short. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe height Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe length abbreviated as long as your arm attenuated
2 a period of time that is short does not last very long or seems to pass quicklya short while: He was here for a short while last week. a short period/spell: After a short period living in London, she moved back to Glasgow. a short stay: I’m sorry this has been such a short stay. a few short hours/days/weeks: In a few short weeks he’ll be going back to school. Synonyms and related words
Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately suddenly immediately at once 3 expressed in few words, or containing few pagesCould you give us a short summary of what happened? a short article/book/poem: It was a short book and she read it in one night. Synonyms and related words
Using few words in speech or writing 4 using fewer words or letters than the full form of somethingshort for: Memo is short for memorandum. for short: My name is Elizabeth, or Liz for short. Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words 5 used for saying that you do not have enough of somethingHave you got any change on you? I’m £20 short (=I have £20 less than I need). We’re one waitress short tonight, so everyone will have to work harder. short on: He’s very bright but a little short on personality. short of: They were three short of a majority, so the vote wasn’t passed. short of money/food/clothing: Many of our clients are short of money. Synonyms and related words
Not enough inadequate insufficient scant 5a if something is short or in short supply, there is not enough of it or it is not easy to getDad wasn’t working and money was short. Skilled workers are in short supply around here. Synonyms and related words
Not enough inadequate insufficient scant Synonyms and related words
6 if you have a short memory, you are not able or willing to remember things that happened recently Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe memory and memories a memory like a sieve a trip/walk down memory lane blurred 7 rude and unfriendly when speaking to someoneShe’s very busy and can be a little short at times. Synonyms and related words
Talking in an unfriendly way 8 linguisticsa short vowel or syllable is one that you pronounce quickly Synonyms and related words
Terms in phonetics affricate alveolar articulator 9 not be short of a bob or twoto be quite richLet’s ask him for a donation. He’s not short of a bob or two. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 18/12/2018
at short notice draw/get the short straw in short order in the short run/term in/within a short space of time short and sweet short of breath short
1 measuring a small height, length, or distanceShe’s short and thin, with light brown hair and blue eyes. You’ll need three short boards for the shelves. The theater is a relatively short distance from here. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe height 1a not long enough, or not tall enoughThe fence posts are all six inches short. The sleeves are much too short. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe height Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe length abbreviated as long as your arm attenuated
2 a period of time that is short does not last very long or seems to pass quicklya short while: He was here for a short while last week. a short period/spell: After a short period living in San Francisco, she moved to Houston. a short stay: I’m sorry this has been such a short stay. a few short hours/days/weeks: In a few short weeks he’ll be going back to school. Synonyms and related words
Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately suddenly at once straight away 3 expressed in few words, or containing few pagesCould you give us a short summary of what happened? a short article/book/poem: It was a short book and she read it in one night. Synonyms and related words
Using few words in speech or writing 4 using fewer words or letters than the full form of somethingshort for: Memo is short for memorandum. for short: My name is Elizabeth, or Liz for short. Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words 5 used for saying that you do not have enough of somethingHave you got any change on you? I’m $20 short (=I have $20 less than I need). We’re short one waitress tonight, so everyone will have to work harder. short on: He’s very bright but a little short on personality. short of: They were three short of a majority, so the vote didn’t pass. short of money/food/clothing: Many of our clients are short of money. Synonyms and related words
Not enough inadequate insufficient scant 5a if something is short or in short supply, there is not enough of it or it is not easy to getDad wasn’t working and money was short. Skilled workers are in short supply around here. Synonyms and related words
Not enough inadequate insufficient scant Synonyms and related words
6 if you have a short memory, you are not able or willing to remember things that happened recently Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe memory and memories a memory like a sieve a trip/walk down memory lane blurred 7 rude and unfriendly when speaking to someoneShe’s very busy and can be a little short at times. Synonyms and related words
Talking in an unfriendly way 8 linguisticsa short vowel or syllable is one that you pronounce quickly Synonyms and related words
Terms in phonetics affricate alveolar articulator 9 full of butter or other fat Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe the state or consistency of food buttery calorific caramelized 10 not be short of a bob or twoto be quite richLet’s ask him for a donation. He’s not short of a bob or two. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 18/12/2018
at/on short notice draw/get the short straw have a short temper/fuse in short order in the short run/term in/within a short space of time short and sweet short of breath short
1 without reaching a particular place or positionshort of: The plane came down just short of the runway. You should aim a few inches short (=in front) of your target. Synonyms and related words
Relating to or describing distance
be caught short go short (of something) nothing/little short of something run short (of something) short of something short
1 without reaching a particular place or positionshort of: The airplane came down just short of the runway. You should aim a few inches short (=in front) of your target. Synonyms and related words
Relating to or describing distance
be caught short go short (of something) nothing/little short of something run short (of something) short of something short
1 countable Britisha strong alcoholic drink served in small amounts Synonyms and related words
Types and amounts of alcoholic drinks 2 countable cinemainformala film that lasts only a few minutes, sometimes shown at a cinema before the main film Synonyms and related words 3 countable physicsa short circuit Synonyms and related words
Electricity and electrical power AC active alternating current 4 countable/uncountable a clothing size for a short person, or a piece of clothing of this size Synonyms and related words
short
1 countable cinemainformala movie that lasts only a few minutes, sometimes shown at a theater before the main movie Synonyms and related words
Movies and types of movie 2 countable physicsa short circuit Synonyms and related words
Electricity and electrical power AC active alternating current 3 uncountable Americaninformalshortstop Synonyms and related words
Baseball players, teams and competitions All-Star game the American League backstop 4 countable/uncountable a clothing size for a short person, or a piece of clothing in this size Synonyms and related words 5 countable Britisha strong alcoholic drink served in small amounts Synonyms and related words
Types and amounts of alcoholic drinks
shortverb intransitive/transitive UK /ʃɔː(r)t/ 1 short or short outto short-circuit, or to make something do thisI think the lamp has shorted. Synonyms and related words
Electricity and electrical power AC active alternating current
short1 short or short out intransitive/transitive to short-circuit, or to make something do thisI think the lamp has shorted. Synonyms and related words
Electricity and electrical power AC active alternating current 2 transitive Americaninformalto give someone less of something than they expect or should getI asked for two pounds of walnuts but she shorted me by about four ounces. Synonyms and related words
Not enough inadequate insufficient scant
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