All short synonyms
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S s adjective short
- monosyllabic β having only one syllable, as the word no.
- acetose β Sour like vinegar; acetous.
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- watertight β constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
- depleted β reduced or exhausted
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- wanting β lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- clipped β Clipped means neatly cut.
- flying β making flight or passing through the air; that flies: a flying insect; an unidentified flying object.
- abbreviate β If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
noun short
- nap β to sleep for a short time; doze.
- intendment β Law. the true or correct meaning of something.
- yelp β to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
- microsleep β a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced especially by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation.
adj short
- brusque β blunt or curt in manner or speech
- in a nutshell β the shell of a nut.
- like crazy β mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- dwarfish β like a dwarf, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive.
- condensed β A condensed book, explanation, or piece of information has been made shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- low-lying β lying near sea level or the ground surface. low-lying land.
- insufficient β not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- cursory β A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.
- inadequate β not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- in a row β lined up
- dirt poor β lacking nearly all material means or resources for living.
- half-pint β half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- curt β If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.
- chop chop β pidgin English for quickly
- inhospitable β not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- fugitive β a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
- alacritous β cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- hot-headed β hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
- crusty β Crusty bread has a hard, crisp outside.
- moralistic β a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- lacking β being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- in line β (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- brittle β An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.
- chop-chop β with haste; quickly.
- bearish β On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- crispy β Food that is crispy is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- deciduous β A deciduous tree or bush is one that loses its leaves in the autumn every year.
- barrelling β a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
verb short
- doublecross β To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- hosed β a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
- fast talk β to persuade with facile argument, usually with the intention to deceive or to overwhelm rational objections: The salesperson tried to fast-talk me into buying a suit I didn't want.
adv short
- in time β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- ignorantly β lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- by and by β presently or eventually
- in short order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.