Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "shorts" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

soccer game sporting goods store

Derived Terms

Bermuda shorts basketball shorts bib shorts bicycle shorts bicycling shorts biking shorts board shorts boardshorts booty shorts boxer shorts boy shorts boy-shorts cargo shorts compression shorts cover shorts cycle shorts cycling shorts dolphin shorts dress shorts eat my shorts get one's shorts in a knot gym shorts jockey shorts longs and shorts pekpek shorts playshorts poom-poom shorts pum-pum shorts safety shorts short shorts shorty shorts skorts sleep shorts split shorts swimming shorts swimshorts undershorts walk shorts walking shorts

Inflected/Variant Forms

short

Has Property

only comfortable in warm weather

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

pair of trousers pant trousers underpants

Type Of (IsA)

clothes wear on legs form of leggings pants trousers

Made Of

pair of short pantlegs

Related Terms

short pants undershorts

Related Terms

hemp knees

Similar Terms

boxers briefs pants underpants

Synonym Network

boxer shorts drawers short pants

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.