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short
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
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adjective
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
“try to cultivate a less brusque manner”
adjective
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
“shortbread is a short crumbly cookie”
adjective
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
“short skirts”
adjective
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
“a short life”
adjective
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
“the English vowel sounds in ‘pat’, ‘pet’, ‘pit’, ‘pot’, ‘putt’ are short”
adjective
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
“a short sale”
adjective
lacking foresight or scope
“a short view of the problem”
adjective
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
“a short memory”
adjective
of insufficient quantity to meet a need
“an inadequate income”
adjective
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
“a light pound”
adjective
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
“he was short and stocky”
adverb
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
“he told me curtly to get on with it”
adverb
at a disadvantage
“I was caught short”
adverb
so as to interrupt
“She took him up short before he could continue”
adverb
at some point or distance before a goal is reached
“he fell short of our expectations”
adverb
clean across
“the car's axle snapped short”
adverb
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
“he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash”
adverb
quickly and without warning
“he stopped suddenly”
noun
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
noun
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
noun
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
verb
create a short circuit in
verb
cheat someone by not returning them enough money
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Example Sentences
try to cultivate a less brusque manner
a curt reply
the salesgirl was very short with him
shortbread is a short crumbly cookie
a short flaky pie crust
short skirts
short hair
the board was a foot short
a short toss
a short life
a short flight
a short holiday
a short story
only a few short months
the English vowel sounds in ‘pat’, ‘pet’, ‘pit’, ‘pot’, ‘putt’ are short
a short sale
short in cotton
a short view of the problem
shortsighted policies
shortsighted critics derided the plan
myopic thinking
a short memory
an inadequate income
a poor salary
money is short
on short rations
food is in short supply
a light pound
a scant cup of sugar
regularly gives short weight
he was short and stocky
short in stature
a short smokestack
a little man
he told me curtly to get on with it
he talked short with everyone
he said shortly that he didn't like it
I was caught short
She took him up short before he could continue
he fell short of our expectations
the car's axle snapped short
he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash
he stopped suddenly
suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side
he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment
he made up his mind suddenly
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