short
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Synonyms for short
brief
concise
small
abrupt
direct
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scarce
abruptly
in short
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- briefly
- in essence
- in a word
- in a nutshell
- to cut a long story short
- to come to the point
- to put it briefly
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Synonyms for short
not long in time or duration
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marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen
not enough to meet a demand or requirement
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Synonyms for short
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
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the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
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cheat someone by not returning him enough money
create a short circuit in
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primarily temporal sense
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(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
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not sufficient to meet a need
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(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
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not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
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lacking foresight or scope
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tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
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marked by rude or peremptory shortness
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without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
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at a disadvantage
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