adjective
Did you know that Queen Victoria was quite short?
A short version of the book was published in paperback
He made a few short remarks that were very much to the point
It is unnecessary to be so short with the staff
In reply to your request for permission to leave early, the short answer is 'No'
The hotel is short of clean linen because the laundry failed to deliver
HQ had a short life but a happy one. I'll just make a short stop in here and will join you in a moment
I'm a bit short today and wonder if you could lend me some money?
Good editors are in short supply these days
Short of killing him, I am not sure what she could have done in the circumstances
adverb
She stopped short in the middle of the road and made me get out
These grades fall short of our expectations, Bobby
cut short
I must cut my visit short because I have a train to catch
I am sorry to cut you short, but it is getting on for midnight
noun
He told me, in short, that there was no job and there never had been one
I usually wear shorts to play tennis
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