short

[[t]ʃɔrt[/t]]

adj. short•er, short•est, adv. n. v.

1) having little length; not long

2) having little height; not tall

3) extending or reaching only a little way:

a short path[/ex]

4) brief in duration; not extensive in time

5) concise, as writing

6) rudely brief; abrupt

7) low in amount; scanty:

short rations[/ex]

8) not reaching a mark, target, or the like

9) not reaching a standard, required level, etc.; deficient:

a short measure[/ex]

10) having an insufficient amount (often fol. by in or on):

He was short in experience[/ex]

11) coo (of pastry) crisp and flaky from being made with a large proportion of butter or other shortening

12) mel (of metals) deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle

13) phn

a) (of a speech sound) lasting a relatively short time

b) having the sound of the English vowels in bat, bet, bit, hot, but, and put, historically descended from vowels that were short in duration

Compare long I, 18)

14) pro

a) (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a relatively short time

b) unstressed

15) vin (of an alcoholic drink) small

16) abruptly or suddenly:

to stop short[/ex]

17) briefly; curtly

18) on the near side of an intended or particular point:

The arrow landed short[/ex]

19) something that is short

20) the sum and substance of a matter; gist (usu. prec. by the)

21) a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency; shortage

22) bus shorts

a) clo trousers, knee-length or shorter

b) clo short pants worn by men as underwear; drawers

c) knee breeches, formerly worn by men

d) remnants or refuse of various cutting and manufacturing processes

23)

a) a size of garments for persons who are shorter than average

b) a garment in this size

24) mil Mil. a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target

25) elm

short circuit

26) pro ling. a short sound or syllable

27) spo

shortstop 1)

28) sbz

short subject

29) cvb to short-circuit

30) cvb to shortchange

31) cvb to short-circuit

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- come or fall short cut short for short in short sell short short for short of

Etymology: bef. 900; OE sceort, c. OHG scurz short′ish, adj. short′ness, n.