Word Finder - shorts

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A short circuit.

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A short film.

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A short version of a garment in a particular size.

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38 short suits fit me right off the rack.

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A shortstop.

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Jones smashes a grounder between third and short.

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A short seller.

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The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne.

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A short sale.

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He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months.

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A summary account.

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A short sound, syllable, or vowel.

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An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.

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An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.

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To cause a short circuit in (something).

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Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.

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To shortchange.

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To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.

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This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us.

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To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.

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To shorten.

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Trousers worn primarily in warm weather that do not go lower than the knees.

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Jessica hated covering her legs, so she usually wore shorts.

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Underwear bottoms.

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After a scare like that, I need to change my shorts.

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Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.

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The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran; pollard.

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Short, inferior hemp.

She wore a T-shirt and shorts that revealed her shapely, soft legs.

He opened the bottom drawer, placed it in the back beneath his never used shorts and closed it with a slam.

Faust wore new hiking shorts that exposed bowed legs as white as winter.

She wore an oversized shirt and boxer shorts, neither of which was hers.

She woke to bright sunlight shining through her window and jumped from the bed, tugging on a pair of shorts and a blouse.

Not even on his collar—on his shorts, where there's absolutely no reason for lipstick to ever, ever be.

I cleaned out our bank accounts and wrapped the withdrawal slips in the same pair of shorts and pinned it to his pillow with a steak knife and took off.

Do you mind if I wear shorts?

She changed into a sleeveless blouse and shorts, wondering as she did so if he would object to the shorts.

The couple changed into shorts and boots, more satisfactory attire for their mountain drive with Jennifer Radisson.

Fred O'Connor was seated on the toilet, a towel over his head with his pants and shorts pulled down to his ankles.

Dean felt her wiggle out of her bike shorts and then turn to her side, facing him.

He started changing his name as often as his shorts.

For similar reasons it has preserved many old customs and costumes, those of the women being very elaborate and picturesque, while the herdsmen have retained their festival attire of red waistcoats, embroidered braces and canary-coloured shorts.

I was wearing just shorts because the evening was quite balmy.

A new addition to our uniform stock for the summer term will be plain blue swimsuits, trunks and swimming shorts.

Formaggio Flatseam 8-Panel Lycra Cycling Shorts are made from nylon and lycra.

The restaurant\s website says the environment is "dressy casual" and that men should wear collared shirts, but shorts are acceptable.

She wore a camisole and shorts, her large breasts straining at the thin fabric between them.

Her pink shorts were slung below a belly that topped her husband's in grandeur.

Weller asked "What do I have, some sort of tracking device stuck in my shorts?"

When biking, the last thing you want to worry about is your shorts riding up on your legs or cutting you in the wrong places.

Deviate 2000 Deviate Viper Shorts are made from nylon microfiber.

These black shorts come in a wide range of sizes up to 5XL.

There are a wide range of men's bike shorts to choose from.

A good pair of men's compression shorts are crucial for the athlete who's serious about his performance in any weather.

Compression shorts will keep you warm, in part because they are designed to keep you dry.

Whatever your sport, a good pair of compression shorts can make a real difference.

Some of the most popular men's compression shorts on the market are by Under Armour, who have become famous for their high-quality performance wear.

I used to send my laundry out, before I married a washer woman, but I never put my name on my shorts!

Hell, the man changed his history like he changed his shorts.

Not even on his collar—on his shorts, where there's absolutely no reason for lipstick to ever, ever be.

In modest shorts, her legs were smooth – shapely, without the sharp angles of a muscular build.

It was sweltering hot and my tank top and shorts were displaying too much cleavage and bare leg, remember?

The two main adits into the Shorts Factory tunnels have been retained.

Short sleeve shirts, shorts and trousers for men and short sleeve blouses, slacks and skirts are sufficient.

However, we do suggest that perhaps the wearing of a bath suit or shorts may spare some blushes!

Popular items for the stags include stag antlers, blow up dolls, handcuffs, inflatable sheep, rubber boobs & bare bum shorts.

Stone crop shorts were worn with pink rib knits, decorated belts and cowboy boots.

They're white boxer shorts, always white, always boxer shorts, always white, always boxers.

The shorts were pragmatic for a warrior who needs ease of movement, but also symbolized chastity, another aspect reminiscent of ascetic celibacy.

If you do watch from here please be respectful of the religious sensitivities of the site (no shorts or bare chests ).

The dress code is ' casual elegance ', which boils down to no shorts, jeans or T-shirts in the evenings.

A Responsible Adult is summarily ejected from the dining room for wearing shorts!

This woolen variant of ` boxer shorts ' was worn underneath the newly fashionable canvas breeches which tended to chafe the thighs.

And he still has his shorts from his England days forty years ago, and his shirt.

Erm, they're [sounds like he's having a gander] dark blue boxer shorts.

These long swimming shorts have a front and back inner lining with a drawstring.

The Regimental History records A very motley crew they were, in every sort of civilian garment, not excluding bowler hats and shorts.

Joe needs some new trousers, tho, he was wearing shorts and got stung by nettles!