short

short is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does short mean?

  • A valid word accepted in tournament Scrabble and Words With Friends play.

  • adjective

    of insufficient quantity to meet a need

  • adjective

    less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

  • adjective

    (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

  • adjective

    lacking foresight or scope

  • adverb

    in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

  • adjective

    not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

  • adjective

    of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

  • adjective

    (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

  • adjective

    primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

  • adjective

    tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

  • noun

    the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

  • verb

    cheat someone by not returning him enough money

  • adverb

    without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

  • adverb

    at a disadvantage

  • noun

    the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

  • adjective

    marked by rude or peremptory shortness

  • adjective

    low in stature; not tall

  • noun

    accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

  • verb

    create a short circuit in

  • adverb

    quickly and without warning

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