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Shortness meaning in English

Meaning of Shortness in English

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Shortness

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Noun

1. shortness

the property of being of short spatial extent

Example Sentences:
'the shortness of the Channel crossing'

2. shortness

the condition of being short of something

Example Sentences:
'there was no shortness of money'
'can cause shortness of breath'

3. shortness, truncation

the property of being truncated or short

4. shortness

the property of being of short temporal extent

Example Sentences:
'the shortness of air travel time'

5. shortness

the property of being shorter than average stature

6. abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness

an abrupt discourteous manner

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Shortness

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adjective
1. 
of little length; not long
2. 
of little height; not tall
3. 
of limited duration
4. 
not meeting a requirement; deficient
the number of places laid at the table was short by four
5. (postpositive; often foll by of or on)
lacking (in) or needful (of)
I'm always short of money
6. 
concise; succinct
7. 
lacking in the power of retentiveness
a short memory
8. 
abrupt to the point of rudeness
the judge was very short with him
9. finance
a. 
not possessing the securities or commodities that have been sold under contract and therefore obliged to make a purchase before the delivery date
b. 
of or relating to such sales, which depend on falling prices for profit
10. phonetics
a. 
denoting a vowel of relatively brief temporal duration
b. 
classified as short, as distinguished from other vowels. Thus in English (ɪ) in bin, though of longer duration than ( ) in beat, is nevertheless regarded as a short vowel
c. 
(in popular usage) denoting the qualities of the five English vowels represented orthographically in the words pat, pet, pit, pot, put, and putt
11. prosody
a. 
denoting a vowel that is phonetically short or a syllable containing such a vowel. In classical verse short vowels are followed by one consonant only or sometimes one consonant plus a following l or r
b. 
(of a vowel or syllable in verse that is not quantitative) not carrying emphasis or accent; unstressed
12. 
(of pastry) crumbly in texture
See also shortcrust pastry
13. 
(of a drink of spirits) undiluted; neat
14. 
(of betting odds) almost even
15.  have someone by the short and curlies
16.  in short supply
17.  short and sweet
18.  short for
adverb
19. 
abruptly
to stop short
20. 
briefly or concisely
21. 
rudely or curtly
22. finance
without possessing the securities or commodities at the time of their contractual sale
to sell short
23.  caught short
24.  fall short
25.  go short
26.  short of
noun
27. 
anything that is short
28. 
a drink of spirits as opposed to a long drink such as beer
29. phonetics, prosody
a short vowel or syllable
30. finance
a. 
a short contract or sale
b. 
a short seller
31. 
a short film, usually of a factual nature
32.  short circuit (sense 1)
33.  for short
34.  in short
verb
35.  short circuit (sense 2)
36. finance
to sell (a security, currency, etc that one does have) in the expectation that falling prices will enable one to buy it back at a profit before it has to be delivered

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Shortness

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adjective
1. 
not extending far from end to end; not long or not long enough
2. 
not great in span, range, or scope
a short distance, journey, throw, view, etc.
3. 
low or relatively low in height; not tall
4. 
a. 
lasting only a little time; brief
b. 
passing quickly
a few short weeks
5. 
not retentive for long
a short memory
6. 
condensed or concise, as a literary style, story, speech, etc.
7. 
brief or abrupt to the point of rudeness; curt
8. 
quickly angered or irked
9. 
less than or lacking a sufficient or correct amount, amount of time, etc.
a short measure, short on money, short notice
10. 
not far enough to reach the mark, objective, etc.
the shot fell short
11. 
having a tendency to break or crumble; friable
; specif.,
a. 
crisp or flaky, as pastry made from dough rich in shortening
b. 
brittle and inductile when cold (cold short) or hot (hot short)
said of metal
12.  US
a. 
not having in possession at the time of sale the commodity or security one is selling in anticipation of a decline in price
b. 
designating or of a sale of commodities or securities not in the possession of the seller
see also short sale
13.  Phonetics
a. 
articulated for a relatively short time; brief in duration
said of a speech sound
b.  Popularly
not diphthongized [the short a in “pan”]
see also long1
14.  Prosody
a. 
requiring a relatively short time to pronounce
said of syllables in quantitative verse
b. 
unstressed
said of syllables in accentual verse
noun
15. 
something that is short
; specif.,
a. 
a short sound or syllable, contrasted with one that is long
b. 
a film usually less than 30 min. in length
c. 
a fish or lobster below the size that may be legally taken
d. 
a shot that falls short of the target or objective
16. 
a variation of clothing size shorter than the average for that size
17.  [pl.]
a. 
short, loose trousers reaching partway to the knee, worn in sports, etc.
b.  US
men's undershorts
18.  [pl.]
items needed to make up a shortage or deficiency
19.  [pl.]
a byproduct of wheat milling that consists of bran, germ, and coarse meal
20.  [pl.]
trimmings, clippings, etc. left over in the manufacture of various products
21. 
a.  US
shortstop
b. 
short circuit
22. 
one who has not yet covered the short sale of a stock, commodity, etc.
adverb
23. 
abruptly; suddenly
24. 
rudely; curtly
25. 
briefly; concisely
26. 
so as to be short in length
27. 
by surprise; unawares
caught short
28. 
by a short sale
verb transitive, verb intransitive
29. 
to give less than what is needed, wanted, or usual
30. 
a. 
shortchange
b. 
short-circuit

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Shortness

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adj. short·er, short·est
1. Having little length; not long.
2. Having little height; not tall.
3. Extending or traveling not far or not far enough: a short toss.
4.
a. Lasting a brief time: a short holiday.
b. Appearing to pass quickly: finished the job in a few short months.
5. Not lengthy; succinct: short and to the point.
6.
a. Rudely brief; abrupt: The owner was quite short with the new hire.
b. Easily provoked; irascible: has a short temper.
7. Inadequate; insufficient: oil in short supply; were short on experience.
8. Lacking in length or amount: a board that is short two inches.
9. Lacking in breadth or scope: a short view of the problem.
10. Deficient in retentiveness: a short memory.
11.
a. Holding a trading position that is inversely related to the price of a security or index: short investors; an investor who is short gold.
b. Of or relating to a short sale: a short position.
12.
a. Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky: a short pie crust.
b. Not ductile; brittle: short iron.
13.
a. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a speech sound of relatively brief duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mălus, "evil," as compared with the same or a similar sound of relatively long duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mālus, "apple tree."
b. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a vowel sound in English, such as the vowel sound (ă) in pat or () in put, that is descended from a vowel of brief duration.
14. Being of relatively brief duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
15. Slang Close to the end of a tour of military duty.
adv. shorter, shortest
1. Abruptly; quickly: stop short.
2. In a rude or curt manner.
3. At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal: a missile that landed short of the target.
4. At a disadvantage: We were caught short by the sudden storm.
5. By means of a short sale: selling a commodity short.
n.
1. Something short, as:
a. Linguistics A short syllable, vowel, or consonant.
b. A brief film; a short subject.
c. A size of clothing less long than the average for that size.
d. shorts Short pants extending to the knee or above.
e. shorts Undershorts.
2.
a. A short sale.
b. One that sells short.
3. shorts A byproduct of wheat processing that consists of germ, bran, and coarse meal or flour.
4. shorts Clippings or trimmings that remain as byproducts in various manufacturing processes, often used to make an inferior variety of the product.
5.
a. A short circuit.
b. A malfunction caused by a short circuit.
6. Baseball A shortstop.
v. short·ed, short·ing, shorts
v.tr.
1. To cause a short circuit in.
2. Informal To give (one) less than one is entitled to; shortchange.
3. To short-sell (a security or index).
v.intr.
To short-circuit.

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