short

adjective (DISTANCE)

/ʃɔːt/

/ʃɔːrt/

Definition

A1 small in length, distance, or height: a short skirt Her hair is much shorter than it used to be. It's only a short walk to the station. I'm quite short but my brother's very tall.Low, short and shallow B2 describes a name that is used as a shorter form of a name: Her name's Jo - it's short for Josephine. Her name's Josephine, or Jo for short.Low, short and shallow shortness

/ˈʃɔːt.nəs/

/ˈʃɔːrt-/ noun [U] › shortness of time The disease may cause sweating, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath (= difficulties in breathing).Breathing and stopping breathingShort in timeTemporaryWeighing and measuringLow, short and shallowWeighing and measuring

(Definition of short adjective (DISTANCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)