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shorts

/ ʃɔːٲ /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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As she pulled up closer to the vehicle, she said she saw men handcuffing a man wearing an orange shirt and white shorts.

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No sooner does Weiss climb a bluff and whip out his binoculars than he is surrounded by “four goons” with Glocks tucked into their shorts.

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The video, posted to both Instagram and X, shows Carpenter in mini denim shorts standing next to a brown suitcase.

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On this Saturday morning, he’s wearing baggy shorts, Vans sneakers and a graphic T-shirt featuring “Death Racer” in heavy metal band-like typography.

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The teenager, said to have been autistic, dyspraxic and with complex needs, was last seen at the resort's West Shore wearing only his blue swimming shorts.

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