position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
Adjective
short -
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
long having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"
length a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"
abbreviated,
brief (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
close marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
curtal (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"
sawed-off,
sawn-off,
shortened cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use"
stubby short and blunt; "stubby fingers"; "a stubby pencil"
telescoped,
shortened shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another; "a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars"; "years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream"
short -
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"
long having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"
duration,
length continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
brief concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"
clipped (of speech) having quick short sounds; "a clipped upper-class accent"
fleeting,
fugitive,
momentaneous,
momentary lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
short and sweet dealt with very quickly; to the point; "the conference was short and sweet"; "make your statement short and sweet"
short-dated of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption
short-range limited to short distances; "short-range planes"; "a short-range shot"
short -
low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
low literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
stature,
height (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
improvident not provident; not providing for the future
short -
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"
Short -
not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"
short -
so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue"
short -
at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"
short -
clean across; "the car's axle snapped short"
Short -
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
Short -
To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
Short -
To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
