: being the member of a pair of similarly spelled vowel or vowel-containing sounds that is descended from a vowel that was short in duration but is no longer so and that does not necessarily have โ€ฆ

SHORT definition: 1. small in length, distance, or height: 2. used to say that a name is used as a shorter form ofโ€ฆ. Learn more.

1 day agoย ยท (having a small distance between ends or edges): Short is often used in the positive vertical dimension and used as is shallow in the negative vertical dimension; in the horizontal dimension โ€ฆ

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Short, brief are opposed to long, and indicate slight extent or duration. Short may imply duration but is also applied to physical distance and certain purely spatial relations: a short journey.

If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does not last very long. The announcement was made a short time ago. Kemp gave a short laugh.

  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 โ€ฆ
  2. SHORT definition: having little length; not long. See examples of short used in a sentence.

    As the second element in compounds forming adjectives with the sense โ€˜not having an adequate amount of the thing specified by the first elementโ€™, as in cash-short, fuel-short, water-short, etc.

  3. 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 โ€ฆ
  4. SHORT definition: having little length; not long. See examples of short used in a sentence.

    As the second element in compounds forming adjectives with the sense โ€˜not having an adequate amount of the thing specified by the first elementโ€™, as in cash-short, fuel-short, water-short, etc.

    Short definition: Having little length; not long.

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