shorts

CEFRA2

/ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Short trousers that end above the knee.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • And also the gym uniform is still gym shorts, isn't it? I wonder why.

  • In schools everywhere sports-wear is all spats and shorts.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.

  3. Short, inferior hemp.

More examples

In context

  • Khaki shorts with cargo pockets do not make you an adventurer.

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

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

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

On hot summer days, she prefers wearing blank instead of long jeans.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From short + -s.