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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"Neighbours would complain about how teenage girls could play football while wearing shorts."
From Barron's
The patch of bus-stop snow that’s turned the color of weak coffee, shared democratically with a pack of teenage boys wearing basketball shorts under their puffer coats.
From Salon
I still had my shirt and shorts but that didn’t cover up very much of me because Mama never did make my shirts long enough.
From Literature
The brief breakdown below the very round $200 level proved to be a classic bear trap, with price quickly reclaiming that threshold and squeezing late shorts.
From Barron's
"We ignored them, decided we didn't care, and continued wearing shorts."
From BBC
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