short · adj
short (NAME)
B2 describes a name that is used as a shorter form of a name
Dictionary examples:
Her name's Jo - it's short for Josephine. (14.7)
Her name's Josephine, or Jo for short. (14.7)
short (LENGTH/DISTANCE/HEIGHT)
A1 small in length, distance or height
Dictionary examples:
My short pencil writes very long stories. (0.0)
My short friend loves to play basketball. (0.0)
The short man wore a very tall hat. (0.0)
a short skirt (5.8)
I'm really short but my brother's very tall. (14.5)
Her hair is much shorter than it used to be. (19.1)
It's only a short walk to the station. (20.3)
short (TIME)
A1 continuing for a small amount of time
Dictionary examples:
The short meeting lasted all day! (0.0)
My short diet lasted five minutes! (0.0)
The short class felt like a year! (0.0)
He's grown so much in such a short time. (13.4)
I work much better if I take a short break every hour or so. (20.3)
a short film/visit (29.6)
short (WORDS)
A2 A short book or other piece of writing has few pages or words.
Dictionary examples:
His short speech: 'Thank you. Goodbye. Any questions?' (0.0)
His short text message just said: 'K'. (0.0)
The teacher's shortest essay was longer than my longest one. (0.0)
a short e-mail/letter (5.1)
It's a very short book - you'll read it in an hour. (16.8)
on short notice
C1 only a short time before something happens
Dictionary examples:
I had to give a speech on very short notice. (24.8)
be short of sth
B1 to not have enough of something
Dictionary examples:
I'm short of excuses, so I'll just say my dog ate my homework! (0.0)
I'm so short of cash, I'm considering selling my pet rock collection! (0.0)
I'm short of sleep, so excuse me if I start snoring during our conversation! (0.0)
to be short of space/time (11.1)
She ran a little farther and then stopped, feeling short of breath. (26.7)