shorts
/ʃɔːts/
US pronunciation
American sound/ʃɔːts/
shorts
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Aw vowel
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US voice -> shorts
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘It can even be found in socks and cycling shorts.’
- ‘I decided on my favorite pair of jean shorts and a blue tank top.’
- ‘He has blue eyes, short dark hair and wore a black top and cycling shorts and carried a rucksack.’
- ‘He wore two or three silver chains around his neck, a dark coloured T-Shirt, and baggy shorts that reached his knees with tennis shoes.’
- ‘He wore black shorts that reached down to his knees and had a seashell necklace around his neck.’
- ‘He was wearing a cycling helmet, Lycra shorts and a sweaty t-shirt which read ‘The team that cycles together stays together.’’
- ‘The boys looked smart in their uniforms of white shorts, khaki trousers and red sashes.’
- ‘She pulled them off and tucked them into one of the thigh pockets of her shorts.’
- ‘You get everything including running shorts, cycling shorts, swimming suits and track suits.’
- ‘He dressed up in his best white shorts and knee length socks and confronted the head of agriculture in French Polynesia.’
- ‘During most of the year, boys wear shorts with knee socks.’
- ‘I wiped my hand on the leg of my denim shorts and reached down to tug my backpack into the hut.’
- ‘Michael was wearing black shorts that reached his knees, a grey t-shirt, and some rubber shoes.’
- ‘The company's delivery drivers are already a familiar sight around Scotland in their uniforms of tartan trousers or tartan shorts, and occasionally kilts.’
- ‘Heavy-duty conventional clothing such as jeans, drill trousers and drill shorts are not considered protective.’
- ‘They were both dressed in cycling gear, shorts and jerseys.’
- ‘Men in white-collar jobs sometimes even wear shorts, knee socks, white shirts, and ties to work.’
- ‘We might have been grammar school boys, but we still wore shorts, with socks designed to reach the knees hanging loosely round the ankles.’
- ‘Men's volleyball uniforms consist of polo shirts and baggy shorts.’
- ‘In order to look good, shorts should fall a little above the knees and fit nicely around your buttocks and legs.’
Synonyms
BVDs, Bermudas, G-string, acceptation, advantage, afford, allow, bamboozle, basic, basis, bearing, beat, beguile, bestow, bikini, bilk, bleed, bloomers, blue jeans, bottom line, boxer shorts, boxers, bra, breeches, brief film, briefs, britches, bunco, burden, burn, caboodle, chaps, chinos, chisel, clam diggers, con, cords, corduroys, core, corset, cozen, crib, cross, crux, deceive, definition, defraud, delude, denims, denotatiton, diddle, dispense with, do, do a number on, double-cross, double-deal, drawers, drift, dungarees, dupe, effect, essence, fast talk, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fool, force, fudge, gist, give, give bum steer, good, gouge, grant, gyp, heart, hoodwink, hose, idea, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, intimate things, jeans, jerk around, jockey shorts, jockeys, jodhpurs, kernel, keynote, knickers, lingerie, logic, loincloth, long johns, loose underpants, marrow, matter, meaning, meat, meat and potatoes, message, milk, mislead, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty gritty, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nubbin, nucleus, nuts and bolts, overalls, pantaloons, panties, pants, part with, pedal pushers, pinch, pith, point, provide, pull one's leg, punch line, purport, purpose, put by, quintessence, rationale, rationality, rationalness, ream, reason, relinquish, rhyme or reason, rip off, rook, rope in, salt away, sandbag, save, scam, score, scrape, screw, scrimp, sense, shaft, short, short movie, shuck, significance, significancy, signification, skimp, skin, skivvies
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