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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORTISH

shortish  [ˈʃɔːtɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORTISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shortish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHORTISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shortish in the English dictionary

The definition of shortish in the dictionary is not very tall; quite short. Other definition of shortish is not very long.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHORTISH


British
ˈbrɪtɪʃ
brutish
ˈbruːtɪʃ
cultish
ˈkʌltɪʃ
fetich
ˈfetɪʃ
fetish
ˈfɛtɪʃ
flattish
ˈflætɪʃ
flirtish
ˈflɜːtɪʃ
Jutish
ˈdʒuːtɪʃ
Kentish
ˈkɛntɪʃ
lightish
ˈlaɪtɪʃ
pettish
ˈpɛtɪʃ
Pictish
ˈpɪktɪʃ
saltish
ˈsɔːltɪʃ
Scottish
ˈskɒtɪʃ
skittish
ˈskɪtɪʃ
sluttish
ˈslʌtɪʃ
smartish
ˈsmɑːtɪʃ
sweetish
ˈswiːtɪʃ
tartish
ˈtɑːtɪʃ
whitish
ˈwaɪtɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORTISH

shorthand
shorthand notebook
shorthand notes
shorthand typing
shorthand typist
shorthand writer
shorthold tenancy
shorthorn
shortia
shortie
shorties
shortlist
shortly
shortness
shortness of breath
shorts
shortsheet
shortstop
shortsword
shorty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORTISH

anti-British
cattish
coltish
coquettish
doltish
faintish
goatish
Irtish
latish
leftish
loutish
Midianitish
ooftish
pro-British
ruttish
softish
sottish
sycophantish
the Scottish
wettish

Synonyms and antonyms of shortish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shortish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORTISH

Find out the translation of shortish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shortish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shortish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

稍短
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shortish
570 millions of speakers

English

shortish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जरा सा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شورتيش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невысокий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shortish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shortish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assez petit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ziemlich kurz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やや短い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짧은듯한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shortish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi ngắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shortish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छोटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oldukça kısa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shortish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shortish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невисокий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shortish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shortish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

korterige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shortish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shortish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shortish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORTISH»

The term «shortish» is regularly used and occupies the 94.110 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORTISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shortish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORTISH»

Discover the use of shortish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shortish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Longitudinal Research: Design, Measurement, and ...
Table 21.1 Data in example dataset Respondents Profession Gender Hair color Hair length Body length Victor criminologist male blond medium tall Catrien criminologist female blond long shortish, but not diminutive Miriam criminologist ...
Scott Menard, 2007
2
1001 Australian Nights
Brisneeah. to. Coolum. Warm. nites. and. then. a. shortish. run. downhill... The night's performance in Brisbane went so well I was buzzing into the next day. It was warm and beatific in the hilly suburb I was staying in. We had breakfast and then ...
Dave Graney, 2011
3
Quick & Painless Business Writing: An Essential Guide to ...
Shortish: Help! Deb Ryan just called about demolishing the old farmhouse for the new Esquire Property. Protesters from the Preservation Society are picketing! Someone from the Farmers Association has strapped himself to the silo! Can't call ...
Susan F. Benjamin, 2008
4
Shillelagh: The Irish Fighting Stick
These were of two descriptions of warlike weapons—shortish oaken cudgels, to be used as quarter-staves, or, par excellence, genuine shillelaghs; and the alpeens themselves—long wattles with heavy knobs at the ends, to be wielded with ...
John W. Hurley, 2007
5
LIFE
As I watched him in his moment of frustration, it occurred to me that as Mr. Brown was a somewhat shortish man himself, his unaided eye could not achieve the best purchase for locating another shortish person in a tallish crowd. I hardly ...
6
Reply to the Shakers' Statements Called A Review of the ...
The description of Ann Lee was, shortish, thick set, of a bardy countenance; she was vulgar in her conversation; she wore a strap cap, with a chip hat, she had a large scar on her forehead—William Lee was a large boned. man, sandy ...
Mary M. Dyer, 1824
7
Shortish-cuts to the Hamptons
Doro. Belz. SHORTISH-CUTS. TO. THE. HAMPTONS. ". . .Don't. creep. through. Nassau. County. on. the. Long. Island. Expressway. Here. are. some. better. routes. to. the. beach..." Books/Peter Mezan SINS OF THE PARENTS ". . .The patients.
8
Shorebirds
Snipe (175) Eurasia: N America Pintail Snipe (170) Swinhoe's Snipe (171) Japanese Snipe (168) In the field, in flight General size moderate moderate moderate largish Bill length moderate shortish moderate moderate Median coverts and ...
John Marchant, Peter Hayman, Tony Prater, 2010
9
The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' Magazine
2% 01-" DOUBLE-FLOWERED CHINESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. _ Purple- coloured Flowers—( continued). 27 Rosy Purple. 28 Wheeleriana, or Wheeler's Purple.—Of shortish growth, and flowers in the middle season of its group. The flowers ...
‎1835
10
Raptors of the World
E HARPAGUS (Double-toothed Kite) Small giev-black and pale grey or rufous kites (juvs browner, streaked): shortish rounded wings, longish rounded tails: L29 -S5 cm, S60-72 cm. Neo 31-32: plate 14. F ICTINIA (Mississippi Kile) Small pale ...
James Ferguson-Lees, David A. Christie, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORTISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shortish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Appeal issued to help trace missing Buncrana woman
Deborah Love (Debbie) is 45-years-old, with shortish, dyed red hair. She is described as being five feet, five inches in height and has a Scottish accent. «Derry Journal, Jul 15»
2
5th ODI: Kusal ton helps Sri Lanka secure consolation win, Pakistan …
35.3 S Senanayake to R Ali, Shortish delivery, Ali defends it off the back foot. ... 34.4 L Gamage to A Ali, Shortish ball outside off, opens the face of the bat and ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
3
Scotland Vs Hong Kong Live Score (T20)
Shortish on the pads, Mommsen pulls it to fine leg for another single. 9.4. The batsman ... Shortish outside off, Munsey nicely cuts it through point for a single. 8.1. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
4
PNG won by 8 wkts
Shortish ball around off, Sharad hangs back and looks to pull this one but the ball gets a bit high on him. He only ends up mistiming it to mid off. Valua covers it ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
5
Extraordinary Creatures, and Some Elusive Ones, at Festival d'Aix …
The Stravinsky production, seen in the third of its five outings, forms the second half of a double bill, coming after a Sellars production of Tchaikovsky's shortish ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 2 wickets
S Malik to D Chandimal, Shortish outside off and it has been cut to the off side for a single. 278/7. 45.3 ... M Irfan to D Chandimal, Shortish on the body. Tucked to ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
7
As it happened: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI
45.4 S Malik to D Chandimal, Shortish outside off and it has been cut to the off side for a single. 278/7 ... 44.3 M Irfan to D Chandimal, Shortish on the body. «IBNLive, Jul 15»
8
As it happened, One-off T20: England vs New Zealand in Manchester
13.6 S Finn to M Santner, Shortish outside off, the batsman scoops it over point .... Shortish outside off, Taylor looks to dab that but ends up getting an outside ... «IBNLive, Jun 15»
9
Is shelter volunteer too close to vulnerable little girl?
It may be a shortish-term situation until he recovers, but in the meantime, I'm paying for a great after-school program for her and driving her home afterward each ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
10
England beat New Zealand by 3 wickets (D/L method)
Stokes gone, Shortish ball on off, tries to go over mid off but end up in a simple catch to McCullum. A very rash shot from Stokes. England has lost their third ... «IBNLive, Jun 15»

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