short
nouns
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
is a part of
the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
is a type of (narrower)
an extended area of land
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
verbs
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
adjectives
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"
is similar to
cut short in duration
"the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
is similar to
lasting for a markedly brief time
"a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
is similar to
dealt with very quickly; to the point
"the conference was short and sweet"; "make your statement short and sweet"
is similar to
of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption
is similar to
relating to or extending over a limited period
"short-run planning"; "a short-term lease"; "short-term credit"
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
"short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
is similar to
(of clothing) very short
"an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
is similar to
cut short
"a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use"
is similar to
shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
"a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars"; "years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream"
is similar to
terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
"a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"
is an attribute of
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
"the length of the table was 5 feet"
low in stature; not tall
"he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
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"
is derived from
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
"a short memory"
is derived from
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
"a short sale"; "short in cotton"
antonym
domain category
the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
"the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"
antonym
domain category
the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
"a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
lacking foresight or scope
"a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"
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"
is similar to
capable of being broken or damaged
"earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
adverbs
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
"he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
domain category
the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
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