Synonyms for Short
23 senses across 4 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Short" (adjective) include abbreviated, shortened, truncated, brief, clipped.
Adjective
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
"a short life" "a short flight" "a short holiday" "a short story" "only a few short months"
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abbreviatedshortenedtruncatedbriefclippedfleetingfugitivemomentaneousmomentaryshort and sweetshort-datedshort-rangeshort-runshort-term
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
"short skirts" "short hair" "the board was a foot short" "a short toss"
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low in stature; not tall
"he was short and stocky" "short in stature" "a short smokestack" "a little man"
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little
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chunkydumpylow-setsquatsquattystumpycompactheavysetstockythickthicksethalf-lengthpint-sizepint-sizedrunty
not sufficient to meet a need
"an inadequate income" "a poor salary" "money is short" "on short rations" "food is in short supply" "short on experience"
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inadequatepoor
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insufficientdeficient
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
"a short memory"
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unretentiveforgetful
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"
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
"a light pound" "a scant cup of sugar" "regularly gives short weight"
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lightscant
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insufficientdeficient
lacking foresight or scope
"a short view of the problem" "shortsighted policies" "shortsighted critics derided the plan" "myopic thinking"
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shortsightedunforesightfulmyopic
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improvident
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"
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breakable
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
"try to cultivate a less brusque manner" "a curt reply" "the salesgirl was very short with him"
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brusquebruskcurt
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discourteous
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longtallretentive
Adverb
quickly and without warning
"he stopped suddenly"
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abruptlysuddenlydead
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
"he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
clean across
"the car's axle snapped short"
at some point or distance before a goal is reached
"he fell short of our expectations"
so as to interrupt
"She took him up short before he could continue"
at a disadvantage
"I was caught short"
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unawares
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
"he told me curtly to get on with it" "he talked short with everyone" "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
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curtlyshortly
Noun
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
Broader
tract
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
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short circuit
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contact
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
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shortstop
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position
Verb
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
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short-change
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victimize
create a short circuit in
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short-circuit
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make
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