📏Short

adjective
/ʃɔːrt/

Meaning

having a small length, height, or duration; not long
having little length or duration

Example Sentences

The meeting was very short, lasting only ten minutes.

She wore a short dress for the party.

Synonyms

brief, small, little, compact, tiny, concise
Entry 1
brief, small, little, compact
Entry 2
brief, small, tiny, concise

Antonyms

long, tall, extended, lengthy
Entry 1
long, tall, extended, lengthy
Entry 2
long, extended

Collocations

short story, short time, short distance, short hair, short duration, short trip
Entry 1
short story, short time, short distance, short hair
Entry 2
short hair, short time, short duration, short trip

More Example Sentences

I will do it shortly.

We now have a very interesting game lined up which will start shortly.

Well father, is a suit made for a tall man ever fitting for a short man?

But we have to do our duties for our family within this short span of life.

The practice exercises are the working files. The shortcuts of Vasanth Academy Method act like the keys of a computer.

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips while the children take notes for their science project

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips while the children take notes for their science project and ask the guide many curious questions

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips while the children take notes for their science project and ask the guide many curious questions and the teacher feels satisfied watching them learn outside the classroom

A teacher takes her class on a field trip to the natural history museum in the city where the students see dinosaur fossils and ancient artifacts and a museum guide explains the exhibits in a fun way using interactive displays and short video clips while the children take notes for their science project and ask the guide many curious questions and the teacher feels satisfied watching them learn outside the classroom knowing that hands-on experiences leave a deeper impression than textbooks alone.

Related Vocabularies

Producing good results or being productive.
Extremely thorough and demanding in analysis or practice.
having value or merit; deserving respect or attention
yielding profit or financial gain
Too small or unimportant to be worth considering.
only slightly warm; lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm

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