English Dictionary
Definition short in British English
short
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ʃɔː(r)t/

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a leash (phrase)
at short notice (phrase)
be caught short (phrase)
cut someone short (phrase)
cut something short (phrase)
the short straw (phrase)
fall short (phrase)
go short (of something) (phrase)
in short (phrase)
in short order (phrase)
in supply (phrase)
in the short (phrase)
a short space of time (phrase)
life’s too short (phrase)
odds (phrase)
make work of someone (phrase)
make work of something (phrase)
myopia (noun)
myopic (adjective)
short of something ()
run short (of something) (phrase)
sell someone short (phrase)
short (adjective)
short (adverb)
short (noun)
short (verb)
short and sweet (phrase)
short back and sides (noun)
short circuit (noun)
short cut (noun)
short eats (noun)
short list (noun)
short money (noun)
short of breath (phrase)
short of something (phrase)
short story (noun)
short time (noun)
short wave (noun)
short-change (verb)
short-changed (adjective)
short-circuit (verb)
short-handed (adjective)
short-haul (adjective)
short-list (verb)
short-lived (adjective)
short-order cook (noun)
short-range (adjective)
short-selling (noun)
short-shorts (noun)
short-sighted (adjective)
short-staffed (adjective)
short-tempered (adjective)
short-term (adjective)
short-term memory (noun)
short-termism (noun)
short-winded (adjective)
stop (phrase)
stop short (phrase)
stop short of (doing) something (phrase)
the long and the short of it (phrase)
to a long story short (phrase)