Antonyms: See surplus.

short-billed, a. brevirostral, brevirostrate.

shortcoming, n. defect, imperfection, fault, foible, failure.

shorten, v. abridge, abbreviate, curtail, reduce, epitomize,
contract, retrench, condense, diminish; limit, restrict, restrain,
confine, circumscribe; dock, lop.

shortening, n. abbreviation, abridgment, contraction, curtailment,
reduction, retrenchment.

shorthand, n. phonography, stenography.

short-headed, a. brachycephalous.

short-legged, a. breviped.

short-lived, a. ephemeral, mushroom, transitory.

shortness, n. brevity, briefness, conciseness, laconism, inadequacy,
deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, deficit.

short-sighted, a. myopic, near-sighted; unwise, impudent, indiscreet.

short-sightedness, n. myopia, near-sightedness; unwisdom, imprudence,
indiscretion.

short-sighted person. myope.

short-winged, a. brevipennate.

shot, n. discharge; projectile, bullet, ball; marksman; range, reach.

shoulder, n. Associated Words: epaulet, shrug, espauliere,
scapular, scapulary, baldric, infrascapular, omagra.

shoulder, v. jostle, push; assume, bear.

shoulder blade. scapula, omoplate.

shout, n. vociferation, halloo, outcry, call, hoot, clamor,
acclamation.

shout, v. vociferate, yell, halloo, call, clamor, acclaim.

show, n. exposure, exhibition, exposition, demonstration,
representation; display, spectacle, ostentation, parade, pomp, flourish,
splurge, pageantry, splendor: appearance, semblance; pretense, puppetry,
speciousness, simulation.

show, v. exhibit, present, display, uncover, reveal, disclose,
manifest, divulge, evince, proclaim; direct, guide, usher, conduct;
demonstrate, explain, expound, exemplify; indicate, signify.

showing, n. demonstration, exhibition, presentation, revelation,
disclosure, exposition, manifestation; direction, guidance, ushering;
explanation, expounding, illustration, interpretation, indication,
exemplification. Associated Words: ostensive, ostensible, exhibiting,
expository.

showy, a. spectacular, pageant, ostentatious, pompous; garish,
gaudy, meretricious, gorgeous, flashy, bedizened, gay, conspicuous,
tinsel. Antonyms: inconspicuous, modest, unostentatious, quiet, subdued.

shred, n. fragment, tatter, rag, strip, frazzle.

shrew, n. scold, brawler, termagant, vixen, virago, Xantippe.

shrewd, a. astute, sharp; cunning, crafty, wily, artful, long-headed.

shrewdness, n. acumen, astuteness, sharpness, long-hea