Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
Free of foreign material or pollutants.
Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
Mere; that and that only.
Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
A lot of.
Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately
One who, or that which, is pure.
to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
Undiluted; neat.
Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
Having little duration.
that falls short of the green or the hole.
Of comparatively small height.
Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
Brittle, crumbly. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening, hot short, cold-short.)
Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
that is relatively close to the batsman.
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
Doubtful of, skeptical of.
To shortchange.
To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
To short circuit.
To cause a short circuit in (something).
A short version of a garment in a particular size.
A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
A short film.
A shortstop.
A short seller.
An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.
A short circuit.
A short sale or short position.
An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
A summary account.
Having a negative position in.
Deficient in.
Unawares.
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
Without achieving a goal or requirement.
With a negative ownership position.
Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.