short
Definitions
Noun
- The location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
- The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
Adjective
- Primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- Low in stature; not tall
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- Not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- Of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
Verb
- Cheat someone by not returning him enough money
- Create a short circuit in
Adverb
- Quickly and without warning
- Without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- Clean across
- At some point or distance before a goal is reached
- So as to interrupt
- At a disadvantage
- In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "short".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | short | 1 | 212 |
| 2 | shortly | 2 | 34 |
| 3 | shorts | 1 | 29 |
| 4 | shorter | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | shortage | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | short-term | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | shortened | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | shortstop | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | shortcomings | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | shortsighted | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | shorten | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | short-lived | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | shortages | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | shortening | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | shortest | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | shortcuts | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | shorthand | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | shortcut | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | shortness | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | shortsightedness | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | short-sighted | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | short-winded | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | shortall | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | shortcake | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | shortchange | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | shortchanged | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | shortchanging | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | shortcoming | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | shorted | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | shortell | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | shortens | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | shorter's | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | shortfall | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | shortfalls | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | shortgrass | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | shorthair | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | shorthaired | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | shorting | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | shortlived | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | shortridge | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | shorts' | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | shortt | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | shortterm | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | shortwave | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | shorty | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | shortz | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | shortz' | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | shortz's | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "short".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "short".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "short" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "short" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "short" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | given | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | planet | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | based | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | published | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | collection | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | books | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | anthropology | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | buildings | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | pamphlet | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | take | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | featuring | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | downtown | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | posted | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | asimov's | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | page | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | horse | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | hairs | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | napoleon | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | saw | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | relatively | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | known | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | every | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | gave | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | demonstrate | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | speeds | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | loop | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "short".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shirt | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | short-term | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | short-lived | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | short-sighted | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | short-winded | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 18
Fragments: 48
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 7
Words that Precede: 5
Statistically Associated: 26
Consonant Matches: 5
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Trump’s Effort to Target Rivals Stall as Judges Cut Short Basic Investigative Steps
Mar 16, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 16, 2026 The New York Times
Conan O’Brien Ends Oscars by Shouting ‘We Love You Martin Short!’ After Death of Comedian’s Daughter
Mar 16, 2026 Yahoo News Canada
Mar 16, 2026 Yahoo News Canada
Oscars 2026: Conan O’Brien Signs Off With Nod to Martin Short After Daughter's Death
Mar 16, 2026 E! News
Mar 16, 2026 E! News

