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short

/ʃoːt/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Having a short length or duration; not tall.

  • adjective

    Brief in duration; concise; not lengthy.

  • noun

    A person who is shorter than average or below average height.

Pronunciation
  1. /ʃoːt/



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  2. /ʃɔːt/



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  3. /ʃɔɹt/



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Antonyms

long , long , broad , deep , high , long , tall , wide , long , tall , long
Synonyms

abbreviation , short form , low , narrow , shallow , slim , brief , concise , little , petite , pint-sized , titchy , lacking , on , short
Rhymes
Words rhyming with short
borrow , tomorrow , sorrow , morrow
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Short (en) : Adjective: having a short length or duration

  2. Short (en) : Noun: a person who is shorter than average or below average height

  3. Short (en) : Verb: make shorter

  4. Short (en) : Adverb: in a short time; briefly

Variants
List of all variants of short that leads to same result
in short order , short , shorter , shortest , shortish , shortness , shortnesses , for short , in short , shorts , shorted , shorting , short and sweet , short ballot , short ballots , short-circuit , short-circuited , short-circuiting , short-circuits , short circuit , short circuits , short-day , short division , short divisions
Forms
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shorts (plural form of short), shorter, shortest

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English scort, from scortan ‘be short, want, lack’

Trivia
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  1. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasting only 35 minutes.

  2. The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35, which contains only two words: 'Jesus wept.'

  3. The shortest month in a year is February, with only 28 days (or 29 days in a leap year).

Related Concepts
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  1. Brevity: The quality of being concise and to the point.

  2. Height: A measure of the vertical distance between a point and a level surface.

Culture
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In literature, the term 'short' is often used to describe characters or situations that are brief, concise, or lacking in some way. In art, short sculptures or paintings may be used to convey a sense of brevity or compactness.

How to Memorize "short"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine an object or person that is small or short in size.
    - Visualize the word 'short' written out.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'short' with the idea of something being brief or lacking in length.
    - Think of a short person or a short story.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the acronym 'S-H-O-R-T': 'Short' is an adjective that means 'having a short length or duration'.
    - Create a mental image of a short person or a short word to help remember the definition.

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