SHORT

5 letters 8 Scrabble points /ʃoːt/

Definition of SHORT

noun

  1. A short circuit.

  2. A short film.

  3. A short version of a garment in a particular size.

    "38 short suits fit me right off the rack."

verb

  1. To cause a short circuit in (something).

  2. Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.

  3. To shortchange.

adjective

  1. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

  2. (of a person) Of comparatively small height.

  3. Having little duration.

    "Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."

Related words: abbreviation short form low narrow shallow slim brief concise
adverb

  1. Abruptly, curtly, briefly.

    "He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."

  2. Unawares.

    "The recent developments at work caught them short."

  3. Without achieving a goal or requirement.

    "His speech fell short of what was expected."

preposition

  1. Deficient in.

    "He's short common sense."

  2. Having a negative position in.

    "I don’t want to be short the market going into the weekend."

Related words: lacking on short

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S H O R T
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of SHORT

Words that use the same letters:

HORST STROH

Words Containing "SHORT"

FORESHORTEN FORESHORTENED FORESHORTENING FORESHORTENS OVERSHORT OVERSHORTEN OVERSHORTLY OVERSHORTNESS PRESHORTAGE PRESHORTEN RESHORTEN SHORTAGE SHORTAGES SHORTBREAD SHORTCAKE SHORTCAKES SHORTCHANGE SHORTCHANGED SHORTCHANGER SHORTCHANGES

Words Starting with "SHORT"

SHORTAGE SHORTAGES SHORTBREAD SHORTCAKE SHORTCAKES SHORTCHANGE SHORTCHANGED SHORTCHANGER SHORTCHANGES SHORTCHANGING SHORTCLOTHES SHORTCOAT SHORTCOMER SHORTCOMING SHORTCOMINGS SHORTCUT SHORTCUTS SHORTED SHORTEN SHORTENED

Words Ending with "SHORT"

OVERSHORT ULTRASHORT UNSHORT