Chapter Sheet-anchor to Shrewd of S by Soule's Synonymes

Short-coming, n.

1. Deficiency.

2. Slip, fault, error, failing, defect, weakness, deficiency, imperfection, failure.

Shorten, v. a.

1. Abbreviate, abridge, cut short, curtail.

2. Lessen, diminish, reduce, abridge.

3. Curtail, cut off.

4. Contract, lessen, diminish, retrench.

5. Confine, restrain, restrict, hinder.

6. Deprive, lop.

Shortening, n.

1. Abbreviation, curtailment, abridgment, contraction, reduction, retrenchment, diminution.

2. Fat, fatty substance.

Short-hand, n. Stenography, brachygraphy, tachygraphy.

Short-lived, a. Transient, ephemeral, mushroom, transitory.

Shortly, ad.

1. Soon, quickly, in a short time, in a little time.

2. Briefly, concisely, tersely, succinctly, in a few words.

Shortness, n.

1. Brevity, conciseness, terseness.

2. Deficiency, imperfection, poverty.