shorts
Britishplural noun
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trousers reaching the top of the thigh or partway to the knee, worn by both sexes for sport, relaxing in summer, etc
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Usual Brit word: pants. men's underpants that usually reach mid-thigh
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short-dated gilt-edged securities
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short-term bonds
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securities or commodities that have been sold short
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timber cut shorter than standard lengths
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a livestock feed containing a large proportion of bran and wheat germ
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items needed to make up a deficiency
Example Sentences
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While she wore a white robe and slippers, Jake wore a black Under Armour top and shorts with white trainers.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“They’re the investigator, they’re the prosecutor, they’re the judge, and they’re the jury,” said Levy, in a checked shirt and shorts, at his home in north San Diego County.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: See our review of the chino shorts one Buy Side editor wears all summer long.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“But if you were to go out in the water, those shorts would stay put. They would be comfortable — and they would be completely authentically built.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
“My dad says he’s going to make this into an office,” Gibby said as she cobbled together a makeshift wardrobe of cargo pants, wrinkled shorts, and a few T-shirts.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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