short order
— Noun
– English
～ an order for food that can be prepared quickly
short sale
— Noun
– English
～ sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
short-eared
— Adjective
– English
～ having short ears
short-dated
— Adjective
– English
～ of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption
short-haired
— Adjective
– English
～ with short hair; "a short-haired dog"
short-range
— Adjective
– English
～ limited to short distances; "short-range planes"; "a short-range shot"
short
— Adjective
– English
～ tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"
short-handled
— Adjective
– English
～ having a short handle
short
— Adjective
– English
～ (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"
short-run
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or extending over a limited period; "short-run planning"; "a short-term lease"; "short-term credit"
short-nosed
— Adjective
– English
～ having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a snub-nosed automatic"
short
— Adjective
– English
～ less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
short
— Adjective
– English
～ (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
short-headed
— Adjective
– English
～ having a brachycephalic head
short-range
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to the near future; "a short-range policy"
short
— Adjective
– English
～ not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton"
short
— Adjective
– English
～ of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"
short-handed
— Adjective
– English
～ inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"
short-bodied
— Adjective
– English
～ having a relatively short body
short-billed
— Adjective
– English
～ having a short beak