Short (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of insufficient quantity to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"; "the jejune diets of the very poor".
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Meaning 2
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory".
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Meaning 3
Of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short".
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Meaning 4
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".
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Meaning 5
Not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton".
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Meaning 6
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss".
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- She was self-conscious about her short stature, so she always wore high heels to boost her confidence.
- The room had a short ceiling, which made the already small space feel claustrophobic.
- The baker sold a short loaf of bread that was leftover from the previous day.
- Her new hairstyle was so short it was almost shaved to the scalp.
- The contractor ordered a piece of pipe that was two feet short for the repair job.
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Meaning 7
Lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking".
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Meaning 8
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight".
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Meaning 9
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".
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Meaning 10
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him".
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Meaning 11
Low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man".
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