shortlist
— Verb
– English
～ put someone or something on a short list
shortlist
— Noun
– English
～ a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
shortly
— Adverb
– English
～ in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"
shortly
— Adverb
– English
～ in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly"
shortly
— Adverb
– English
～ for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
shortly
— Adverb
– English
～ at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"
shortly
— Adverb
– English
～ in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
shortness
— Noun
– English
～ the condition of being short of something; "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath"
shortness
— Noun
– English
～ an abrupt discourteous manner
shortness
— Noun
– English
～ the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time"
shortness
— Noun
– English
～ the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing"
shortness
— Noun
– English
～ the property of being shorter than average stature
shortness
— Noun
– English
～ the property of being truncated or short