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shorted

short
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shawrt]
    • /ʃɔrt/
    • /ʃɔːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shawrt]
    • /ʃɔrt/

Definitions of shorted word

  • adjective shorted having little length; not long. 1
  • adjective shorted having little height; not tall: a short man. 1
  • adjective shorted extending or reaching only a little way: a short path. 1
  • adjective shorted brief in duration; not extensive in time: a short wait. 1
  • adjective shorted brief or concise, as writing. 1
  • adjective shorted rudely brief; abrupt; hurting: short behavior. 1

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Origin of shorted

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English schort (adj.), Old English sceort; cognate with Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr shortness, scarcity

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Parts of speech for Shorted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shorted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

shorted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shorted

adjective shorted

  • lowed — to burn; blaze.
  • mitered — shaped like a bishop's miter or having a miter-shaped apex.

noun shorted

  • yelped — Simple past tense and past participle of yelp.
  • yipped — Simple past tense and past participle of yip.

Antonyms for shorted

verb shorted

  • abounded — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.

adjective shorted

  • fulled — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
  • longed — a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
  • majored — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.

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