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Antonyms
1. short-term
adjective. ['ˌʃɔrtˈtɝːm'] relating to or extending over a limited period.
Synonyms
- short-run
Antonyms
- tall
- high
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Words that Rhyme with Short Staple Cotton
- mcnaughton
- macnaughton
- broughton
- braughton
- watton
- naughton
- lawton
- laughton
- houghton
- haughton
- gotten
- doughten
- daughton
- boughten
- auton
2. cotton
noun. ['ˈkɑːtən, ˈkɔtən'] soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state.
Synonyms
- cotton wool
- cotton fiber
- short-staple cotton
- long-staple cotton
- plant fibre
- absorbent cotton
- plant fiber
- padding
Antonyms
- disapprove
- different
- unlike
- unalike
Etymology
- cotoun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- cotun (Anglo-Norman)
3. cotton
noun. ['ˈkɑːtən, ˈkɔtən'] fabric woven from cotton fibers.
Synonyms
- cotton wool
- cotton fiber
- gauze
- cloth
- fabric
- material
- gauze bandage
Antonyms
- superior
- natural object
- insulator
- conductor
Etymology
- cotoun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- cotun (Anglo-Norman)
4. staple
noun. ['ˈsteɪpəl'] (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant.
Synonyms
- good
- basic
- commodity
Antonyms
- natural object
- disobedient
- bad
- worse
5. short
adjective. ['ˈʃɔrt'] primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration.
Synonyms
- fleeting
- duration
- fugitive
- momentaneous
- short-term
- short-dated
- short-run
- truncated
- short-range
- short and sweet
- abbreviated
- momentary
- length
- clipped
- shortened
Antonyms
- smart
- outside
- distant
- intelligible
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. short
adjective. ['ˈʃɔrt'] (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length.
Synonyms
- sawed-off
- sawn-off
- curtal
- truncate
- short-snouted
- snub
- shortish
- telescoped
- short-range
- truncated
- stubby
- abbreviated
- close
- length
- shortened
Antonyms
- distributed
- thin
- thinness
- narrow
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. short
adjective. ['ˈʃɔrt'] low in stature; not tall.
Synonyms
- stumpy
- height
- thickset
- squab
- thick
- low
- squabby
- runty
- chunky
- half-length
- pint-size
- heavyset
- compact
- stature
- squat
- sawed-off
- sawn-off
- little
- stocky
- low-set
- squatty
- pint-sized
- dumpy
Antonyms
- high
- unabridged
- loose
- decompress
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. short
noun. ['ˈʃɔrt'] the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed.
Synonyms
- baseball diamond
- piece of ground
- infield
- diamond
- tract
- parcel of land
- parcel
Antonyms
- longness
- untrimmed
- lengthen
- open
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. short
adjective. ['ˈʃɔrt'] not sufficient to meet a need.
Synonyms
- inadequate
- insufficient
- poor
Antonyms
- estimable
- proud
- anticyclone
- loud
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. short
adverb. ['ˈʃɔrt'] quickly and without warning.
Synonyms
- dead
- suddenly
Antonyms
- prolix
- disesteem
- lie
Etymology
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))