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How to pronounce shorts in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms short pants, trunks
Type of pant, trousers, pair of trousers
Has types jamaica shorts, hot pants, bermuda shorts, lederhosen
Type Words
Synonyms boxers, boxershorts, drawers, underdrawers
Type of underpants

Examples of shorts

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It ditches the Hugo Boss suit and briefcase for board shorts and aviator shades.
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Billy, their first subject, was standing outside in shorts, smoking a cigarette.
From the kentucky.com
Actors playing satyrs wore tight shorts decorated with long tails and erections.
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Guys in mesh basketball shorts, dudes in flip-flops and bros in untucked shirts.
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Lingering wintry weather also made short-sleeve shirts and shorts less enticing.
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Resist the last-minute temptation to toss in one more sweater or pair of shorts.
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Dad would go off to work each day in a green shirt and shorts of the Boy Scouts.
From the ocregister.com
Who is Gloria to judge who looks good in shorts and who is allowed to wear them?
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Girls should wear proper dance attire and boys should wear shorts and a T-shirt.
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More examples
  • Short pants: trousers that end at or above the knee
  • Drawers: underpants worn by men
  • (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"
  • (short) the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
  • Short-change: cheat someone by not returning him enough money
  • (short) abruptly: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"
  • Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not covering the entire length of the leg, either as outer or undergarment, which makes them ...
  • Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company, usually referred to simply as Shorts, that is now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...
  • Shorts (also known as Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock poster title) is a 2009 family comedy/adventure film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. It was released in the United States on August 21, 2009. ...