Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables: short- of
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Except; but; without resorting to; up to the point of.

phrase

Insufficiently equipped with.

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Example Sentences

"He tried everything short of lending her the money himself."
"Short of a miracle, nothing/little short of kneeling before your boss will do."
""Short of shooting us all in cold blood how's that going to help you, Mr. Carrados?" asked Larch, coming down to the commonplace of the situation. "It looks like stalemate to me […]""
"We'll give them every support, short of help. (laugh track)"
"He's a nice person, but a bit short of brains."
"An Olympic athlete cannot perform at any level short of world-class."

Phrases

three stops short of Dagenham

Synonyms

pushed

Questions

What does short of mean?: Except; but; without resorting to; up to the point of.

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