Short
Lacking in height
Short describes limited extent in space, time, or quantity—the opposite of long or tall.
A short person lacks height; a short film runs briefly; a short supply is insufficient.
To be short with someone is to speak curtly or impatiently.
Short can mean lacking: We're two dollars short.
In finance, to short a stock is to bet its price will fall.
A short circuit bypasses normal resistance.
In short means in summary.
Shorts are abbreviated trousers ending above the knee.
Short in duration
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- quickMoving with speed
- temporaryLimited in duration
transient · ephemeral · passing · instant · swift · hasty · hurried · abbreviated
Being without something
- scarceIn short supply
- deficientHaving too little
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- limitedRestricted in extent
meager · sparse · deficit · wanting · shy · low · tight · pinched
Small and delicate
- compactTightly packed together
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- smallLimited in size
- squatCrouching on bent legs
stubby · stocky · low · tiny · miniature · pint-sized · undersized · little
Sharp and unexpected
- brusqueAbrupt and dismissive
- terseBrief to bluntness
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- snappyQuick and clever
gruff · sharp · dismissive · rude · impatient · clipped · snippy · irritable
Cut to fit
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- trimmedCut to neaten
bobbed · chopped · cut · curtailed · snipped · pruned · docked · hemmed
brief
Short in duration
temporary · transient · ephemeral · passing · instant · swift · hasty · hurried · abbreviated · condensed
lacking
Being without something
- scarceIn short supply
- deficientHaving too little
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
limited · meager · sparse · deficit · wanting · shy · low · tight · pinched · strapped
petite
Small and delicate
- compactTightly packed together
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- smallLimited in size
squat · stubby · stocky · low · tiny · miniature · pint-sized · undersized · little · vertically challenged
abrupt
Sharp and unexpected
snappy · gruff · sharp · dismissive · rude · impatient · clipped · snippy · irritable · grumpy
cropped
Cut to fit
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
trimmed · bobbed · chopped · cut · curtailed · snipped · pruned · docked · hemmed · shorn
sell
Transfer for payment
trader · stock · bet · bearish · hedge · cover · margin · naked · futures · options
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- fuseProtective melting wire
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
overload · wiring · blown · electricity · surge · fault · failure · outage · arc · connection
- Surname TypesSmith, Miller, Baker, Cooper, Taylor
- Chess Playersgrandmaster, chess master, chess champion, world champion, master
- Java ClassesInteger, Long, Double, Float, Number
- cut shortEnd before completion
- fall shortFail to reach standard
- short and sweetPleasantly concise
- short ofLacking sufficient quantity of
- short storyBrief prose fiction
- short hairTrimmed-close head covering
shorten, shortened, shortening, shortens, shorter, shortest, shortly, shortness, shorts