a curt reply.
a light pound.
a little man.
a poor salary.
a scant cup of sugar.
a short flaky pie crust.
a short flight.
a short holiday.
a short life.
a short memory.
a short sale.
a short smokestack.
a short story.
a short toss.
a short view of the problem.
an inadequate income.
food is in short supply.
he fell short of our expectations.
he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash.
he said shortly that he didn't like it.
he stopped suddenly.
he talked short with everyone.
he told me curtly to get on with it.
he was short and stocky.
I was caught short.
money is short.
myopic thinking.
on short rations.
only a few short months.
regularly gives short weight.
She took him up short before he could continue.
short hair.
short in cotton.
short in stature.
short on experience.
short skirts.
shortbread is a short crumbly cookie.
shortsighted critics derided the plan.
shortsighted policies.
the board was a foot short.
the car's axle snapped short.
the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short.
the jejune diets of the very poor.
the salesgirl was very short with him.
try to cultivate a less brusque manner.