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shorts.

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.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/UK

  1. 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.

    plural · plural-only
    Jessica hated covering her legs, so she usually wore shorts.

  2. Underpants.

    dated · plural · plural-only
    After a scare like that, you might need to change your shorts.

  3. Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.

    plural · plural-only · uncountable

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

    plural · plural-only

  5. Short, inferior hemp.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English shorts From short + -s.

noun/ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/UK

  1. plural of short

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English shorts From short + -s.

verb/ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/UK

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of short

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English shorts From short + -s.

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