5 Letter Words with SHORT

• measuring a small distance from end to end

Synonyms: small, little, tiny, minuscule, low, squat, stubby, miniature, dwarf, direct, straight

• lasting or taking a small amount of time

Synonyms: brief, momentary, temporary, short-lived, impermanent, short-term, cursory, fleeting, passing, fugitive, flying, lightning, transitory, transient, ephemeral, evanescent, fading, quick, meteoric

• relatively small in extent

Synonyms: concise, brief, succinct, to the point, compact, terse, curt, summary, economical, crisp, short and sweet, pithy, epigrammatic, laconic, pointed, thumbnail, abridged, abbreviated, condensed, synoptic, compendious, summarized, contracted, curtailed, truncated

• (of a person) terse; uncivil

Synonyms: curt, sharp, abrupt, blunt, brusque, terse, offhand, gruff, ungracious, graceless, surly, snappy, testy, tart, rude, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, ill-mannered, bad-mannered

• (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a high level of probability

• (of stocks or other securities or commodities) sold in advance of being acquired, with reliance on the price falling so that a profit can be made

• (of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food)

• (of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly

Synonyms: crumbly, crispy, crisp, brittle, friable

• (chiefly in sport) at, to, or over a relatively small distance

• a drink of spirits served in a small measure

• a short film as opposed to a feature film

• a short sound such as a short signal in Morse code or a short vowel or syllable

• a short circuit

• a person who sells short

• a mixture of bran and coarse flour

• short-circuit or cause to short-circuit

• sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls

• short trousers that reach only to the knees or thighs