}; { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, iasLog("criterion : sfr = cdo_dict_learner-english"); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: '8a9694390178783c4ccf416436a60266' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, "sign-in": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/auth/signin?rid=READER_ID", pbjsCfg.consentManagement = { { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '541042770', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195459', size: [300, 50] }}, Choose the best definition or synonym for the word in bold: "There are some. dfpSlots['houseslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [300, 250], 'ad_houseslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); name: "criteo" window.ga=window.ga||function(){(ga.q=ga.q||[]).push(arguments)};ga.l=+new Date; The team was five players short. {code: 'ad_rightslot2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot2', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot2' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9691010178783c4831416439820259' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '705055' }}, type: "html5", { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654192' }}, name: "pbjs-unifiedid", timeout: 8000 Delivered to your inbox! }; 'cap': true { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9694390178783c4ccf4164f43a0276' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [120, 600] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [320, 50] }}, 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? iasLog("__tcfapi removeEventListener", success); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776140', position: 'atf' }}, (informal) see also shorts Idioms. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776358', position: 'atf' }}, if(pl_p) {code: 'ad_contentslot_4', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971074', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, dfpSlots['topslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_topslot', [], 'ad_topslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'increment': 1, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9694390178783c4ccf4165904d028a' }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195458', size: [300, 250] }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, initAdSlotRefresher(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 250] }}, }); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot4_flex' }}, var pbAdUnits = getPrebidSlots(curResolution); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9691010178783c4831416439820259' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776338', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [320, 100] }}, 'max': 8, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654195' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [320, 50] }}, cmpApi: 'iab', { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9699e70178783c43f941643ca4022f' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_c = " + ["science_geographic_locales", "business_financial_industrial_technology", "people_society_religion", "arts_entertainment_media", "shopping_consumer_resources", "leisure_food_travel", "none", "jobs_education_resumes", "law_government_military"]); Abstract nouns and proper nouns are always non-countable nouns, but common nouns and concrete nouns can be both count and non-count nouns. to short-circuit, or to make something do this I think the lamp has shorted. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, Short may imply duration but is also applied to physical distance and certain purely spatial relations: a short … { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195459', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot2_flex' }}, ga('set', 'dimension2', "entry"); {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_l", "en-us"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [160, 600] }}, 1. a : extending a small distance from one end to the other end : having little length : not long. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446385' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971071', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776142', position: 'btf' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776146', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195456', size: [300, 250] }}, What does abbreviation mean? var dfpSlots = {}; { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, jump to other results. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_dc = learner-english"); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}]}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot4' }}]}]; { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot4' }}]}]; Another (more complicated) way of recognizing a noun is by its: ending; position; function; 1. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, enableSendAllBids: false { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot3' }}]}, iasLog("exclusion label : wprod"); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: '8a9694390178783c4ccf4164d12a0272' }}, ga('send', 'pageview'); Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, a : a by-product of wheat milling that includes the germ, fine bran, and … { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [160, 600] }}, googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448837' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195452', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}]}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot4_flex' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'min': 0, These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'short.' {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446381' }}, before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a, 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1, circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1, Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr lack. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}, pid: '94' bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776142', position: 'btf' }}, adj. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_leftslot' }}]}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776140', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}, }, tcData.listenerId); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [300, 50] }}, var mapping_topslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], []).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).build(); 'increment': 0.5, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, 'max': 36, },{ { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195459', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, googletag.cmd.push(function() { "authorizationFallbackResponse": { It is true that an attributive noun can modify all three kinds of predicate argument. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9691010178783c4831416572800277' }}, In this sentence, “class” does not refer to a single individual but a group of people. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448837' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, {code: 'ad_contentslot_4', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971073', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Examples of countable nouns are like dog, tree, house, friend, book, orange, cat, animal, man, person, bottle, box, coin, chair, dollar, cup, plate, fork, bag, table, suitcase, etc. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9694390178783c4ccf416493da026b' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9694390178783c4ccf416493da026b' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195456', size: [336, 280] }}, noun is a word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas. if(window.isCCPAMode()) { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9694390178783c4ccf4165904d028a' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971073', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195458', size: [336, 280] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: '8a9691010178783c4831416572800277' }}, Short, brief are opposed to long, and indicate slight extent or duration. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446381' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '541042770', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, "sign-up": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/auth/signup?rid=READER_ID", { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654189' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_4', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_leftslot' }}, 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'">. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446383' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [336, 280] }}, 3 shorts plural. But in its secondary function of a noun attribute, it occurs only in one position — before a noun. if(window.isGDPRMode()) { dfpSlots['contentslot_3'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_mpuslot', [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1], 'fluid'], 'ad_contentslot_3').defineSizeMapping(mapping_contentslot).setTargeting('si', '3').setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); expires: 60 { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971068', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, is a countable noun. 'min': 31, {code: 'ad_contentslot_4', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, 'cap': true { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776340', position: 'btf' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_l = en-us"); } } { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446383' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [320, 100] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, var mapping_rightslot2 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); b : … Collective Noun Example: My class is exceptionally bright. 'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'? var pbMobileLrSlots = [ { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195456', size: [336, 280] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195458', size: [336, 280] }}, ga('set', 'dimension3', "default"); if(success && (tcData.eventStatus === 'useractioncomplete' || tcData.eventStatus === 'tcloaded')) { googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pc", "dictionary"); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, /ʃɔːrt/. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654198' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot4' }}]}]; She was just short of her 90th birthday when she died. {code: 'ad_contentslot_3', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448837' }}, var mapping_rightslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pt", "entry"); Find 7 ways to say SHORT STORY, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448842' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448840' }}, Anything that can be counted, whether singular – a dog, a house, a friend, etc. = It's just a short distance away. a group of words that work together to name and describe a person, place, thing, or idea. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, timeout: 100 { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, {code: 'ad_rightslot2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot2', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot2' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, "authorization": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/auth/info?rid=READER_ID&url=CANONICAL_URL&ref=DOCUMENT_REFERRER&type=ENTRY_TRANSLATE&v1=learner-english&v2=short&v3=&v4=learner-english&_=RANDOM", b : a short sound or signal. var pbjs = pbjs || {}; You probably remember learning about nouns at some point, but you may be hard-pressed to explain what they are. /ʃɔːt/. {code: 'ad_contentslot_3', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971070', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot3_flex' }}, 'max': 30, 'min': 8.50, var pbTabletSlots = [ { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971070', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, usp: { His plan has advantages over the short term. dfpSlots['rightslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_rightslot', [[300, 250]], 'ad_rightslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_rightslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, {code: 'ad_rightslot2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot2', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot2' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, Abstract Nouns: An abstract noun is an idea, quality, state, or condition that is not concrete. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [160, 600] }}, "authorizationTimeout": 10000 {code: 'ad_topslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, name: "_pubcid", addPrebidAdUnits(pbAdUnits); 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