shorts

1. 1.

   (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

   Synonymsshort pantstrunks

   Broadertrousers

   NarrowerBermuda shortshot pantslederhosen

   plural

2. 2.

   underpants worn by men

   Synonymsdrawersunderdrawersboxersboxershorts

   Broaderunderpants

   plural

Other forms of shorts

plural

shortses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about shorts

What does shorts mean?

shorts means "(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in shorts?

shorts has 1 syllable: shorts. In IPA it is /ˈʃɔɹts/.

What is another word for shorts?

Close synonyms include short pants, trunks, drawers, underdrawers, boxers. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shorts a common word?

shorts is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.