the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

cheat someone by not returning him enough money

create a short circuit in

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

low in stature; not tall

not sufficient to meet a need

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

lacking foresight or scope

tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

quickly and without warning

without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

clean across

at some point or distance before a goal is reached

so as to interrupt

at a disadvantage

in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

a brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own)

the aggregate of short sales on an open market

dealt with very quickly; to the point

a short aria

a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions

accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale

the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them out

several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

an iron with a short shaft and pitched face; for hitting short high shots

a short personal letter

a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances

a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen

an order for food that can be prepared quickly

trousers that end at or above the knee

cut of beef containing rib ends near the sternum

sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)

a vein running from the foot up the back of the leg to the knee

sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)

a brief and unsympathetic rejection

sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow

a prose narrative shorter than a novel

a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature

a feeling of resentful anger

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds