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shorts

noun [plural]
 
 
/ʃɔːts/ US  /ʃɔːrts/

Definition

A2 trousers that end above the knee or reach the knee, often worn in hot weather or when playing a sport: tennis shorts She put on a pair of shorts and a T-shirt.Trousers US men's underpantsUnderwear
(Definition of shorts noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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