/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of shorts Find synonyms for: Noun1. short pants, shorts, trunks, trouser, pantusage: trousers that end at or above the knee2. drawers, underdrawers, shorts, boxers, boxershorts, underpantsusage: underpants worn by menNoun1. short pants, shorts, trunks, trouser, pantusage: the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed2. drawers, underdrawers, shorts, boxers, boxershorts, underpantsusage: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference3. short, tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcelusage: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third baseVerb1. short-change, short, victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, conusage: cheat someone by not returning him enough money2. short-circuit, short, make, createusage: create a short circuit inWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: labyrinth Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language