Short

Word SHORT
Character 5
Hyphenation short
Pronunciations /ʃoːt/

Definitions and meanings of "Short"

What do we mean by short?

Having little length; not long. adjective

Having little height; not tall. adjective

Extending or traveling not far or not far enough. adjective

Lasting a brief time. adjective

Appearing to pass quickly. adjective

Not lengthy; succinct. adjective

Rudely brief; abrupt. adjective

Easily provoked; irascible. adjective

Inadequate; insufficient. adjective

Lacking in length or amount. adjective

Lacking in breadth or scope. adjective

Deficient in retentiveness. adjective

Holding a trading position that is inversely related to the price of a security or index. adjective

Of or relating to a short sale. adjective

Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky. adjective

Not ductile; brittle. adjective

A short circuit.

A short film.

A short version of a garment in a particular size.

A shortstop.

A short seller.

A short sale.

A summary account.

A short sound, syllable, or vowel.

An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.

An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Short

The word "short" in example sentences

Sometimes they are compared by the _Adverbs_ _very, infinitely_; and the _Adjectives_ _more, most_; _less, least_; as _long, very long, infinitely long_; _short, more short, most short_; _commonly, less commonly, least commonly_. ❋ Henry Bate (N/A)

A link with rev = canonical that is short is a short url of the canonical url by definition, thus rel = short* is redundant for the use case of discovering a short url for the canonical url of some document. ❋ L.m.orchard (2010)

HIToolbox 0x91537e3a SendControlDefTrack (HIView*, CGPoint const&, unsigned long*, void (*) (OpaqueControlRef*, short), OpaqueEventRef*, short*) + 311 25 com. apple. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I refer downright beastly gluttons and drunkards to this; but indulgence short, _far short_, of this gross and really nasty drunkenness and gluttony is to be deprecated, and that, too, with the more earnestness because it is too often looked upon as being no crime at all, and as having nothing blameable in it; nay, there are many persons who _pride_ themselves on their refined taste in matters connected with eating and drinking: so far from being ashamed of employing their thoughts on the subject, it is their boast that they do it. ❋ William Cobbett (1799)

But then I had to deal with the fact I’d never done a comic before – so I had to learn how to do that, and how to write short ones and 10 pages is *short*. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you’ve locked the screen, sliding the keyboard out automatically unlocks, and if the keyboard is out for a short time don’t know what a ’short time’ is yet, the screen will re-lock when the keyboard is stowed. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Talk to real estate professionals and many might suggest the term short sale be changed to "long sale." ❋ Michelle Singletary (2011)

What, in short, is the pragmatic force of “abruptly” as opposed to abruptly? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Democrats 'message, in short, is that the Democrats are really lousy at delivering a convincing message. ❋ James Taranto (2010)

What we have here, in short, is a middle-of-the-road Shaw revival largely lacking in theatrical distinction. ❋ Terry Teachout (2010)

War, in short, is good for a lot of spin-offs and ancillary benefits -- to some segments of society, at least. ❋ Randall Amster (2010)

Her answer, in short, is that humans have the capacity to understand one another. ❋ Maxine (2009)

Protectionism, in short, is impeding workforce development. ❋ Andrew McAfee (2010)

Londa's soul, in short, is an empty vessel - and it will be Mason's job to fill it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We do have a terrific, but young team, and to come up only one win short is not great dishonor. ❋ Grrm (2010)

McCain, in short, is an antirevolutionary, not a counterrevolutionary. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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