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Definition of shorts noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shorts

noun
 
/ʃɔːts/
 
/ʃɔːrts/
[plural]
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  1. short trousers that end above or at the knee
    • a pair of tennis shorts
    • He was wearing a T-shirt and shorts.
    see also board shorts, cycling shortsTopics Clothes and Fashiona2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • cut-off
    • knee-length
    • baggy
    … of shorts
    • pair
    See full entry
  2. (North American English)
    (also boxer shorts, boxers (British and North American English))
    underpants similar to the shorts worn by boxers
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loose
    • tight
    • boxer
    … of shorts
    • pair
    See full entry
See shorts in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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