adj.
1.primarily temporal sense
2.primarily spatial sense
3.low in stature
4.not sufficient to meet a need
5.not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
6.of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt')
7.containing a large amount of shortening
8.less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
9.used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration 10.(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range 11.lacking foresight or scope 12.unwilling to endure 13.quickly aroused to anger 14.most direct 15.marked by rude or peremptory shortness short adv.
1.quickly and without warning
2.without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
3.clean across
4.at some point or distance before a goal is reached
5.so as to interrupt
6.at a disadvantage
7.tightly
8.in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner short n.
1.the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
2.accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
3.the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base short v.
1.cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2.create a short-circuit in
Idiom of the Day
at (someone's) beck and call
to be always ready to serve someone or do something for someone
The woman is always at her husband's beck and call.
