shorts
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shorts
- /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ts
noun
- plural of short
noun
- A garment worn over the pelvic area ending above the knees, not covering the entire length of the leg, designed for warm weather or for sports. Jessica hated covering her legs, so she usually wore shorts.
- Underpants. After a scare like that, you might need to change your shorts.
- Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.
- The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran; pollard. […]the first remove above bran is shorts ; the next above that is sharps
- Short, inferior hemp.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of short
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bermuda shorts, jockey shorts, trunks, drawers, short pants, jamaica shorts, underpants, knickers, undies, boxers, britches, jeans, trousers, panties, pants, jocks
Translations
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noun leg garment
| Español | pantalón corto, pantaloneta, short, pantaloncito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반바지 banbaji, 숏팬츠 syotpaencheu, 쇼츠 syocheu |
| 日本語 | ショートパンツ shōto pantsu, ショーツ shōtsu |
| 中文 | 短褲 /短裤 duǎnkù |
| हिन्दी | शॉर्ट्स śŏrṭs, हाफ़ पैंट hāf paiṇṭ, जाँघिया jāṅghiyā, जांघिया jāṅghiyā, चड्डी caḍḍī, कच्छा kacchā |
| Kiswahili | kaptula |
| Português | calção, short, calções, bermuda |
| Français | short |
| Deutsch | Shorts, kurze Hose |
| Italiano | calzoncini |
| Ελληνικά | σορτς sorts, σορτσάκι sortsáki, παντελονάκι pantelonáki |
| Română | pantaloni scurți, șort |
| Русский | шо́рты šórty |
| Tiếng Việt | soóc, quần đùi, quần cộc, quần ngắn |
| العربية | شُورْت šūrt |
| עברית | מִכְנָסַיִים קְצָרִים |
Talk about this word "shorts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shorts. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shorts. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shorts "shorts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shorts.Cite this
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title = {shorts},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shorts},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
