short
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1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | position, |
| definition | : | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (noun.act) |
| member meronym | : | baseball team, |
| definition | : | a team that plays baseball (noun.group) |
2. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed (noun.artifact)
3. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | contact, tangency, |
| definition | : | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact (noun.artifact) |
4. create a short circuit in (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | create, make, |
| definition | : | make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation) |
5. cheat someone by not returning him enough money (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize, |
| definition | : | deprive of by deceit (verb.social) |
6. marked by rude or peremptory shortness (adj.all)
| similar | : | discourteous, |
| definition | : | showing no courtesy; rude (adj.all) |
7. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening (adj.all)
| similar | : | breakable, |
| definition | : | capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all) |
8. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length (adj.all)
| similar | : | close, |
| definition | : | used of hair or haircuts (adj.all) |
| similar | : | curtal, |
| definition | : | (obsolete) cut short (adj.all) |
| similar | : | shortish, |
| definition | : | somewhat short (adj.all) |
| similar | : | short-range, |
| definition | : | limited to short distances (adj.all) |
| similar | : | short-snouted, |
| definition | : | having a snout that is shorter than average (adj.all) |
| similar | : | snub, |
| definition | : | unusually short (adj.all) |
| similar | : | stubby, |
| definition | : | short and blunt (adj.all) |
| similar | : | shortened, telescoped, |
| definition | : | shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another (adj.all) |
| similar | : | truncate, truncated, |
| definition | : | terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | length, |
| definition | : | the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place (noun.attribute) |
9. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration (adj.all)
| similar | : | brief, |
| definition | : | of short duration or distance (adj.all) |
| similar | : | clipped, |
| definition | : | (of speech) having quick short sounds (adj.all) |
| similar | : | short and sweet, |
| definition | : | dealt with very quickly; to the point (adj.all) |
| similar | : | short-dated, |
| definition | : | of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption (adj.all) |
| similar | : | short-range, |
| definition | : | relating to the near future (adj.all) |
| similar | : | short-run, short-term, |
| definition | : | relating to or extending over a limited period (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | duration, length, |
| definition | : | continuance in time (noun.attribute) |
10. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration (adj.all)
| domain category | : | phonetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis (noun.cognition) |
11. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices (adj.all)
| domain category | : | finance, |
| definition | : | the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets (noun.cognition) |
12. lacking foresight or scope (adj.all)
| similar | : | improvident, |
| definition | : | not provident; not providing for the future (adj.all) |
13. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range (adj.all)
14. not sufficient to meet a need (adj.all)
15. low in stature; not tall (adj.all)
| similar | : | half-length, |
| definition | : | representing only the upper half of the body (adj.all) |
| similar | : | short-stalked, |
| definition | : | of plants having relatively short stalks (adj.all) |
| also | : | low, |
| definition | : | literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | height, stature, |
| definition | : | (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot (noun.attribute) |
16. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold (adv.all)
| domain category | : | finance, |
| definition | : | the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets (noun.cognition) |
17. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference (noun.artifact)
18. create a short circuit in (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | short, short circuit, |
| definition | : | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference (noun.artifact) |
19. marked by rude or peremptory shortness (adj.all)
20. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length (adj.all)
| antonym | : | long, |
| definition | : | primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the property of being of short spatial extent (noun.attribute) |
21. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration (adj.all)
| antonym | : | long, |
| definition | : | primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the property of being of short temporal extent (noun.attribute) |
22. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration (adj.all)
| antonym | : | long, |
| definition | : | (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration (adj.all) |
23. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices (adj.all)
| antonym | : | long, |
| definition | : | holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices (adj.all) |
24. lacking foresight or scope (adj.all)
| derivation | : | improvidence, shortsightedness, |
| definition | : | a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources (noun.attribute) |
25. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range (adj.all)
| derivation | : | forgetfulness, |
| definition | : | tendency to forget (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being short of something (noun.state) |
26. not sufficient to meet a need (adj.all)
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being short of something (noun.state) |
27. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so (adj.all)
28. low in stature; not tall (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tall, |
| definition | : | great in vertical dimension; high in stature (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the property of being shorter than average stature (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | shortness, truncation, |
| definition | : | the property of being truncated or short (noun.attribute) |
29. quickly and without warning (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | sudden, |
| definition | : | happening without warning or in a short space of time (adj.all) |
| pertainym | : | abrupt, |
| definition | : | exceedingly sudden and unexpected (adj.all) |
30. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner (adv.all)
31. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference (noun.artifact)
32. create a short circuit in (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | short, short circuit, |
| definition | : | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference (noun.artifact) |
33. marked by rude or peremptory shortness (adj.all)
34. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length (adj.all)
| antonym | : | long, |
| definition | : | primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the property of being of short spatial extent (noun.attribute) |
35. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration (adj.all)
| antonym | : | long, |
| definition | : | primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the property of being of short temporal extent (noun.attribute) |
36. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration (adj.all)
| antonym | : | long, |
| definition | : | (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration (adj.all) |
37. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices (adj.all)
| antonym | : | long, |
| definition | : | holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices (adj.all) |
38. lacking foresight or scope (adj.all)
| derivation | : | improvidence, shortsightedness, |
| definition | : | a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources (noun.attribute) |
39. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range (adj.all)
| derivation | : | forgetfulness, |
| definition | : | tendency to forget (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being short of something (noun.state) |
40. not sufficient to meet a need (adj.all)
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being short of something (noun.state) |
41. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so (adj.all)
42. low in stature; not tall (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tall, |
| definition | : | great in vertical dimension; high in stature (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | shortness, |
| definition | : | the property of being shorter than average stature (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | shortness, truncation, |
| definition | : | the property of being truncated or short (noun.attribute) |
43. quickly and without warning (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | sudden, |
| definition | : | happening without warning or in a short space of time (adj.all) |
| pertainym | : | abrupt, |
| definition | : | exceedingly sudden and unexpected (adj.all) |
44. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner (adv.all)
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