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Shorts vs. Pants — What's the Difference?

Shorts vs. Pants — What's the Difference?

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Shorts

Shorts are a garment worn over the pelvic area, circling the waist and splitting to cover the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to the knees but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they are a shortened version of trousers, which cover the entire leg, but not the foot.

Pants

Underpants or knickers.

Shorts

Having little length; not long.

Pants

Trousers
Corduroy pants
Wide pant legs

Shorts

Having little height; not tall.
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Pants

Rubbish; nonsense
He thought we were going to be absolute pants

Shorts

Extending or traveling not far or not far enough
A short toss.

Pants

To breathe rapidly in short gasps, as after exertion.

Shorts

Lasting a brief time
A short holiday.

Pants

To beat loudly or heavily; throb or pulsate.

Shorts

Appearing to pass quickly
Finished the job in a few short months.

Pants

To give off loud puffs, especially while moving.

Shorts

Not lengthy; succinct
Short and to the point.

Pants

To long demonstratively; yearn
Was panting for a chance to play.

Shorts

Rudely brief; abrupt
The owner was quite short with the new hire.

Pants

To utter hurriedly or breathlessly
I panted my congratulations to the winner of the race.

Shorts

Easily provoked; irascible
Has a short temper.

Pants

A short labored breath; a gasp.

Shorts

Inadequate; insufficient
Oil in short supply.
Were short on experience.

Pants

A throb; a pulsation.

Shorts

Lacking in length or amount
A board that is short two inches.

Pants

A short loud puff, as of steam from an engine.

Shorts

Lacking in breadth or scope
A short view of the problem.

Pants

An outer garment that covers the body below the waist, usually to the ankles, and is divided into sections to fit each leg separately
She decided to wear pants instead of a skirt. He bought a new pair of pants.

Shorts

Deficient in retentiveness
A short memory.

Pants

Underpants.

Shorts

Holding a trading position that is inversely related to the price of a security or index
Short investors.
An investor who is short gold.

Pants

An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.

Shorts

Of or relating to a short sale
A short position.

Pants

An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants.

Shorts

Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky
A short pie crust.

Pants

Rubbish; something worthless.
You're talking pants!
The film was a load [or pile] of pants.

Shorts

Not ductile; brittle
Short iron.

Pants

Of inferior quality, rubbish.
Your mobile is pants — why don’t you get one like mine?

Shorts

(Linguistics) Of, relating to, or being a speech sound of relatively brief duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mălus, "evil," as compared with the same or a similar sound of relatively long duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mālus, "apple tree."

Pants

A garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.

Shorts

(Grammar) Of, relating to, or being a vowel sound in English, such as the vowel sound (ă) in pat or () in put, that is descended from a vowel of brief duration.

Pants

Underpants.

Shorts

Being of relatively brief duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.

Pants

Underpants worn by women; panties.

Shorts

(Slang) Close to the end of a tour of military duty.

Pants

(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately;
He had a sharp crease in his trousers

Shorts

Abruptly; quickly
Stop short.

Pants

(usually in the plural) underpants worn by women;
She was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing

Shorts

In a rude or curt manner.

Shorts

At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal
A missile that landed short of the target.

Shorts

At a disadvantage
We were caught short by the sudden storm.

Shorts

By means of a short sale
Selling a commodity short.

Shorts

(Linguistics) A short syllable, vowel, or consonant.

Shorts

A brief film; a short subject.

Shorts

A size of clothing less long than the average for that size.

Shorts

Shorts Short pants extending to the knee or above.

Shorts

Shorts Undershorts.

Shorts

A short sale.

Shorts

One that sells short.

Shorts

Shorts A byproduct of wheat processing that consists of germ, bran, and coarse meal or flour.

Shorts

Shorts Clippings or trimmings that remain as byproducts in various manufacturing processes, often used to make an inferior variety of the product.

Shorts

A short circuit.

Shorts

A malfunction caused by a short circuit.

Shorts

(Baseball) A shortstop.

Shorts

To cause a short circuit in.

Shorts

(Informal) To give (one) less than one is entitled to; shortchange.

Shorts

To short-sell (a security or index).

Shorts

To short-circuit.

Shorts

Plural of short#Noun

Shorts

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.
Jessica hated covering her legs, so she usually wore shorts.

Shorts

(dated) underpants.
After a scare like that, you might need to change your shorts.

Shorts

(uncountable) Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.

Shorts

The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran; pollard.

Shorts

Short, inferior hemp.

Shorts

Trousers that end at or above the knee

Shorts

(usually in the plural) underpants worn by men

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