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Words starting with short

5 letter words starting with short

  • short — having little length; not long.
  • short account — the account of a short seller.
  • short and sweet — having little length; not long.
  • short back and sides — If a man has a short back and sides, his hair is cut very short at the back and sides with slightly thicker, longer hair on the top of the head.
  • short ballot — a ballot containing only candidates for the most important legislative and executive posts, leaving judicial and lesser administrative posts to be filled by appointment.

6 letter words starting with short

  • shorts — having little length; not long.
  • shorty — a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
  • short, sharp shock — A short, sharp shock is a punishment that is fairly harsh and severe but only lasts for a short time.

7 letter words starting with short

  • shorted — having little length; not long.
  • shorten — to make short or shorter.
  • shorter — something that is short.
  • shortia — an evergreen herb native to eastern North America and temperate Asia, with white, pink, or blue flowers
  • shortie — a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).

8 letter words starting with short

  • shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
  • shortarm — (of a punch) with the arm bent
  • shortcut — a shorter or quicker way.
  • shortest — having little length; not long.
  • shorting — having little length; not long.

9 letter words starting with short

  • short-cut — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
  • short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
  • short-run — happening or presented for a short period of time: a short-run motion picture.
  • shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
  • shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.

10 letter words starting with short

  • short-arse — a small man
  • short-form — noting or relating to journalistic content or a genre of journalism characterized by short articles.
  • short-hand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
  • short-haul — of, relating to, or engaged in transportation over short distances: a short-haul trucking firm.
  • short-laid — hard-laid.

11 letter words starting with short

  • short-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having less than five years to run before redemption
  • short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
  • short-order — of, relating to, or specializing in short orders: a short-order cook; short-order diner.
  • short-range — having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.
  • short-sheet — to fold and tuck in the top sheet of (a bed) so that it simulates both the top and bottom sheets: when the victim of this joke enters the bed, his or her legs are obstructed by the fold.

12 letter words starting with short

  • short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
  • short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
  • short-haired — having short hair
  • short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
  • short-spoken — speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.

13 letter words starting with short

  • short-circuit — Electricity. to make (an appliance, switch, etc.) inoperable by establishing a short circuit in. to carry (a current) as a short circuit.
  • short-commons — a scanty allowance of food.
  • short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
  • short-sleeved — having short sleeves
  • short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.

14 letter words starting with short

16 letter words starting with short

On this page, we collect all words starting with SHORT. To make easier to find the right word we have divided all 159 words to groups according to their length. So you should go to appropriate page if can’t find the word that beginning with SHORT. that you are searching. Also you can use this page in Scrabble.

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