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shortest


 
  Overview  of  adj  shortest 
 
  The  adj  shortest  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  short,  shortest  --  (most  direct;  "took  the  shortest  and  most  direct  route  to  town") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  short 
 
  The  adj  short  has  15  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (43)  short  --  (primarily  temporal  sense  indicating  or  being  or  seeming  to  be  limited  in  duration;  "a  short  life";  "a  short  flight";  "a  short  holiday";  "a  short  story";  "only  a  few  short  months") 
  2.  (22)  short  --  (primarily  spatial  sense  having  little  length  or  lacking  in  length;  "short  skirts";  "short  hair";  "the  board  was  a  foot  short";  "a  short  toss") 
  3.  (7)  short  --  (low  in  stature;  not  tall;  "his  was  short  and  stocky";  "short  in  stature";  "a  short  smokestack") 
  4.  (3)  inadequate,  poor,  short  --  (not  sufficient  to  meet  a  need  "an  inadequate  income";  "a  poor  salary";  "money  is  short";  "on  short  rations";  "food  is  in  short  supply";  "short  on  experience") 
  5.  short  --  ((finance)  not  holding  securities  or  commodities  that  one  sells  in  expectation  of  a  fall  in  prices;  "a  short  sale";  "short  in  cotton") 
  6.  short  --  ((phonetics)  of  speech  sounds  (especially  vowels)  of  relatively  short  duration  (as  e.g.  the  English  vowel  sounds  in  `pat',  `pet',  `pit',  `pot',  putt')) 
  7.  short  --  (containing  a  large  amount  of  shortening;  therefore  tender  and  easy  to  crumble  or  break  into  flakes;  "shortbread  is  a  short  crumbly  cookie";  "a  short  flaky  pie  crust") 
  8.  light,  scant,  short  --  (less  than  the  correct  or  legal  or  full  amount  often  deliberately  so  "a  light  pound";  "a  scant  cup  of  sugar";  "regularly  gives  short  weight") 
  9.  short  --  ((prosody)  used  of  syllables  that  are  unaccented  or  of  relatively  brief  duration) 
  10.  short  --  ((of  memory)  deficient  in  retentiveness  or  range;  "a  short  memory") 
  11.  short,  shortsighted,  unforesightful  --  (lacking  foresight  or  scope;  "a  short  view  of  the  problem";  "shortsighted  policies";  "shortsighted  critics  derided  the  plan") 
  12.  short,  unforbearing  --  (unwilling  to  endure;  "she  was  short  with  the  slower  students") 
  13.  choleric,  irascible,  hotheaded,  hot-tempered,  quick-tempered,  short,  short-tempered  --  (quickly  aroused  to  anger;  "a  hotheaded  commander") 
  14.  short,  shortest  --  (most  direct;  "took  the  shortest  and  most  direct  route  to  town") 
  15.  brusque,  brusk,  curt,  short  --  (marked  by  rude  or  peremptory  shortness;  "try  to  cultivate  a  less  brusque  manner";  "a  curt  reply";  "the  salesgirl  was  very  short  with  him") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  shortest 
 
  1  sense  of  shortest 
 
  Sense  1 
  short,  shortest 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  direct)  ->  indirect 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  short 
 
  15  senses  of  short 
 
  Sense  1 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  long  (vs.  short) 
  =>  agelong 
  =>  bimestrial 
  =>  daylong 
  =>  drawn-out,  extended,  lengthy,  prolonged,  protracted 
  =>  durable,  lasting,  long-lasting,  long-lived 
  =>  endless,  eternal,  interminable 
  =>  hourlong 
  =>  lifelong,  womb-to-tomb 
  =>  long-acting 
  =>  long-dated 
  =>  longish 
  =>  longitudinal 
  =>  long-range 
  =>  long-run,  long-term,  semipermanent 
  =>  longstanding 
  =>  monthlong 
  =>  nightlong,  overnight 
  =>  perennial 
  =>  weeklong 
  =>  yearlong 
 
  Sense  2 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  long  (vs.  short) 
  =>  elongate,  elongated 
  =>  elongated,  extended,  lengthened,  prolonged 
  =>  extendible,  extendable 
  =>  far 
  =>  in  length(prenominal) 
  =>  lank 
  =>  long-distance 
  =>  longer,  longest 
  =>  long-handled 
  =>  long-range 
  =>  long-snouted 
  =>  long-staple 
  =>  oblong 
  =>  polysyllabic,  sesquipedalian 
  =>  stretch(postnominal) 
  =>  long-wool,  long-wooled 
 
  Sense  3 
  short  (vs.  tall) 
 
  tall  (vs.  short) 
  =>  full-length 
  =>  gangling,  gangly,  lanky,  rangy 
  =>  in  height(prenominal) 
  =>  leggy,  long-legged,  long-shanked 
  =>  leggy,  tall-growing 
  =>  long 
  =>  stately,  statuesque 
  =>  tallish 
 
  Sense  4 
  inadequate,  poor,  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insufficient)  ->  sufficient 
 
  Sense  5 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  long  (vs.  short) 
 
  Sense  6 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  long  (vs.  short) 
 
  Sense  7 
  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  tender)  ->  tough 
 
  Sense  8 
  light,  scant(prenominal),  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insufficient)  ->  sufficient 
 
  Sense  9 
  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unstressed)  ->  stressed 
 
  Sense  10 
  short 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unretentive)  ->  retentive 
 
  Sense  11 
  short,  shortsighted,  unforesightful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  improvident)  ->  provident 
 
  Sense  12 
  short,  unforbearing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  impatient)  ->  patient 
 
  Sense  13 
  choleric,  irascible,  hotheaded,  hot-tempered,  quick-tempered,  short,  short-tempered 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ill-natured)  ->  good-natured 
 
  Sense  14 
  short,  shortest 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  direct)  ->  indirect 
 
  Sense  15 
  brusque,  brusk,  curt,  short(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  discourteous)  ->  courteous 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  shortest 
 
  1  sense  of  shortest 
 
  Sense  1 
  short,  shortest 
  =>  direct  (vs.  indirect) 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  short 
 
  15  senses  of  short 
 
  Sense  1 
  short  (vs.  long) 
  =>  abbreviated,  shortened,  truncated 
  =>  brief,  little 
  =>  clipped 
  =>  fleeting,  fugitive,  momentaneous,  momentary 
  =>  short-dated 
  =>  short-range 
  =>  short-run,  short-term 
  =>  telescoped,  shortened 
  =>  short  and  sweet(prenominal) 
 
  Sense  2 
  short  (vs.  long) 
  =>  abbreviated,  brief 
  =>  close 
  =>  curtal 
  =>  sawed-off,  shortened 
  =>  shortish 
  =>  short-range 
  =>  short-snouted 
  =>  telescoped,  shortened 
  =>  snub 
  =>  stubby 
  =>  truncate,  truncated 
 
  Sense  3 
  short  (vs.  tall) 
  =>  chunky,  dumpy,  low-set,  squat,  squatty,  stumpy 
  =>  half-length 
  =>  pint-size,  pint-sized,  runty,  sawed-off 
  =>  squab,  squabby 
  Also  See->  small#1,  little#1;  low#2 
 
  Sense  4 
  inadequate,  poor,  short 
  =>  insufficient  (vs.  sufficient),  deficient 
 
  Sense  5 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  Sense  6 
  short  (vs.  long) 
 
  Sense  7 
  short 
  =>  tender  (vs.  tough) 
 
  Sense  8 
  light,  scant(prenominal),  short 
  =>  insufficient  (vs.  sufficient),  deficient 
 
  Sense  9 
  short 
  =>  unstressed  (vs.  stressed),  unaccented 
 
  Sense  10 
  short 
  =>  unretentive  (vs.  retentive),  forgetful 
 
  Sense  11 
  short,  shortsighted,  unforesightful 
  =>  improvident  (vs.  provident) 
 
  Sense  12 
  short,  unforbearing 
  =>  impatient  (vs.  patient) 
 
  Sense  13 
  choleric,  irascible,  hotheaded,  hot-tempered,  quick-tempered,  short,  short-tempered 
  =>  ill-natured  (vs.  good-natured) 
 
  Sense  14 
  short,  shortest 
  =>  direct  (vs.  indirect) 
 
  Sense  15 
  brusque,  brusk,  curt,  short(prenominal) 
  =>  discourteous  (vs.  courteous) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  shortest 
 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  short 
 
  3  of  15  senses  of  short 
 
  Sense  1 
  short  (vs.  long) 
  =>  duration,  length 
 
  Sense  2 
  short  (vs.  long) 
  =>  length 
 
  Sense  3 
  short  (vs.  tall) 
  =>  stature,  height 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  shortest 
 
  shortest  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  short 
 
  short  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  15) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  shortest 
  shortest 
 
  Grep  of  adj  short 
  short 
  short-dated 
  short-handed 
  short-handled 
  short-headed 
  short-lived 
  short-order 
  short-range 
  short-run 
  short-snouted 
  short-staffed 
  short-tempered 
  short-term 
  short-winded 
  short-winged 
  short  and  sweet 
  shortened 
  shortest 
  shorthand 
  shortish 
  shortsighted 
 
  Overview  of  adj  shortest 
 
  The  adj  shortest  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  short,  shortest  --  (most  direct;  "took  the  shortest  and  most  direct  route  to  town") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  short 
 
  The  adj  short  has  15  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (43)  short  --  (primarily  temporal  sense  indicating  or  being  or  seeming  to  be  limited  in  duration;  "a  short  life";  "a  short  flight";  "a  short  holiday";  "a  short  story";  "only  a  few  short  months") 
  2.  (22)  short  --  (primarily  spatial  sense  having  little  length  or  lacking  in  length;  "short  skirts";  "short  hair";  "the  board  was  a  foot  short";  "a  short  toss") 
  3.  (7)  short  --  (low  in  stature;  not  tall;  "his  was  short  and  stocky";  "short  in  stature";  "a  short  smokestack") 
  4.  (3)  inadequate,  poor,  short  --  (not  sufficient  to  meet  a  need  "an  inadequate  income";  "a  poor  salary";  "money  is  short";  "on  short  rations";  "food  is  in  short  supply";  "short  on  experience") 
  5.  short  --  ((finance)  not  holding  securities  or  commodities  that  one  sells  in  expectation  of  a  fall  in  prices;  "a  short  sale";  "short  in  cotton") 
  6.  short  --  ((phonetics)  of  speech  sounds  (especially  vowels)  of  relatively  short  duration  (as  e.g.  the  English  vowel  sounds  in  `pat',  `pet',  `pit',  `pot',  putt')) 
  7.  short  --  (containing  a  large  amount  of  shortening;  therefore  tender  and  easy  to  crumble  or  break  into  flakes;  "shortbread  is  a  short  crumbly  cookie";  "a  short  flaky  pie  crust") 
  8.  light,  scant,  short  --  (less  than  the  correct  or  legal  or  full  amount  often  deliberately  so  "a  light  pound";  "a  scant  cup  of  sugar";  "regularly  gives  short  weight") 
  9.  short  --  ((prosody)  used  of  syllables  that  are  unaccented  or  of  relatively  brief  duration) 
  10.  short  --  ((of  memory)  deficient  in  retentiveness  or  range;  "a  short  memory") 
  11.  short,  shortsighted,  unforesightful  --  (lacking  foresight  or  scope;  "a  short  view  of  the  problem";  "shortsighted  policies";  "shortsighted  critics  derided  the  plan") 
  12.  short,  unforbearing  --  (unwilling  to  endure;  "she  was  short  with  the  slower  students") 
  13.  choleric,  irascible,  hotheaded,  hot-tempered,  quick-tempered,  short,  short-tempered  --  (quickly  aroused  to  anger;  "a  hotheaded  commander") 
  14.  short,  shortest  --  (most  direct;  "took  the  shortest  and  most  direct  route  to  town") 
  15.  brusque,  brusk,  curt,  short  --  (marked  by  rude  or  peremptory  shortness;  "try  to  cultivate  a  less  brusque  manner";  "a  curt  reply";  "the  salesgirl  was  very  short  with  him") 



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