how to pronounce shorts

/ˈʃɔːɹts/

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shorts is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of shorts in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… tennis shoes but not athletic shorts he …”

meanings of shorts

noun:

The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran; pollard.
Trousers worn primarily in warm weather that do not go lower than the knees.
Short, inferior hemp.
Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.
Underwear bottoms.
Plural of short.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of short.

shorts frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word shorts occurs in english on average 16.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.