shorts

/ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/
noun

A garment worn over the pelvic area ending above the knees, not covering the entire length of the leg, designed for warm weather or for sports.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A garment worn over the pelvic area ending above the knees, not covering the entire length of the leg, designed for warm weather or for sports.

    “Jessica hated covering her legs, so she usually wore shorts.”

  2. Underpants.

    “After a scare like that, you might need to change your shorts.”

  3. Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.

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

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From short + -s.

SHORTS at a glance

SHORTS has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (S 1 + H 4 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1 + S 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,314 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with shorts

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • SPORTS8
  • SHIRTS9
  • SHOOTS9
  • SHORES9
  • SHOUTS9
  • SHORTY12
  • SNORTS6
  • SHOTTS9
  • SHARTS9
  • SKORTS10
  • SHOATS9
  • SHORLS9
  • WHORTS12

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