shorts

/ ʃɔːts /

plural noun

1. trousers reaching the top of the thigh or partway to the knee, worn by both sexes for sport, relaxing in summer, etc

2. Usual Brit word: pants. men's underpants that usually reach mid-thigh

3. short-dated gilt-edged securities

4. short-term bonds

5. securities or commodities that have been sold short

6. timber cut shorter than standard lengths

7. a livestock feed containing a large proportion of bran and wheat germ

8. items needed to make up a deficiency

Example Sentences

The missing man was wearing a white turban, black shorts, black shirt and a black vest.

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Yes, obviously: Sports are games, most of them played in shorts.

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“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.

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Rodriguez, wearing shorts and a T-shirt, is initially seen walking on the roadway in security camera footage taken from the next-door neighbor’s house.

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In a nod to the tropical conditions and temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, the judge, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore a T-shirt, sports shorts and trainers rather than a wig and robes.

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Related Words

• bikini 
• bra 
• corset 
• lingerie 
• undergarment 
• underpants 
• undershirt