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: 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 …

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 …

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

Short definition: Having little length; not long.

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.

Dec 14, 2025 · (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 …

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

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.

The adjective short describes things that aren't long when you measure them, or have a small distance from one end to another, like your short hair or the short walk to the library.