Small in length, distance, or height Used to say that a name is used as a shorter form of… In a rude or curt manner At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal A missile that landed short of the target We were caught short by the sudden storm.
Master the word short in english Short, brief are opposed to long, and indicate slight extent or duration Short may imply duration but is also applied to physical distance and certain purely spatial relations Grab your closest friends and the trophy effect for this year’s costume contest! Tall, high, lofty, towering, lifted, elevated, large, uplifted Having a small distance from one end to the other