Shorts vs. Shots — What's the Difference?

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.

The firing or discharge of a weapon, such as a gun.

Having little length; not long.

The distance over which something is shot; the range.

Having little height; not tall.

An attempt to hit a target with a projectile

Extending or traveling not far or not far enough

An attempt to reach a target with a rocket

Lasting a brief time

An attempt to score into a goal, as in soccer or hockey.

Appearing to pass quickly

The flight or path of a projectile in a game.

Not lengthy; succinct

A sharply hit or driven ball or puck.

Rudely brief; abrupt

A stroke in a game, as in golf or billiards

Easily provoked; irascible

A pointed or critical remark.

Inadequate; insufficient

An attempt; a try

Lacking in length or amount

An opportunity

Lacking in breadth or scope

A chance at odds; something to bet on

Deficient in retentiveness

A solid projectile designed to be discharged from a firearm or cannon.

Holding a trading position that is inversely related to the price of a security or index

Pl. shot Such projectiles, especially when fired in clusters, considered as a group.

Of or relating to a short sale

Pl. shot Tiny lead or steel pellets, especially ones used in a shotgun cartridge.

Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky

One of these pellets.

Not ductile; brittle

(Sports) The heavy metal ball that is put for distance in the shot put.

(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."

One who shoots in a particular way

(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.

A charge of explosives used in blasting mine shafts.

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

A detonation of an explosive charge.

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

A photograph taken of a particular subject

Abruptly; quickly

A single continuous recording made with a movie camera.

In a rude or curt manner.

A hypodermic injection.

At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal

A small amount given or applied at one time

At a disadvantage

A small amount of liquor, usually between 1 and 1 ½ ounces

By means of a short sale

A small drink

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

A small amount of a liquid used as an ingredient in a beverage

A brief film; a short subject.

An amount to be paid, as for drinks; a bill.

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

(Nautical) A length of chain equal to 15 fathoms (90 feet).

Shorts Short pants extending to the knee or above.

To load or weight with shot.

Shorts Undershorts.

Past tense and past participle of shoot.

A short sale.

Of changeable or variegated color; iridescent.

One that sells short.

Streaked or flecked with or as if with yarn of a different color

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

Interspersed or permeated with a distinctive quality

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

Worn-out; ruined.

A short circuit.

Exhausted; thoroughly tired.

A malfunction caused by a short circuit.

Plural of shot

(Baseball) A shortstop.

The refuse of cattle taken from a drove.

To cause a short circuit in.

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

To short-sell (a security or index).

To short-circuit.

Plural of short#Noun

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.

(dated) underpants.

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

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

Short, inferior hemp.

Trousers that end at or above the knee

(usually in the plural) underpants worn by men