December 5, 2011 - Word of the Day: short

This is a great word to use when you don't have enough of something. You can use this for money, time, or just about anything that you can count. Here are some examples:

• The restaurant at the hotel was short-staffed last night, so everyone had to work harder.
• Alex's term paper was a few pages short, so the teacher gave him a lower grade.
• Can you please hurry? We're short of time.
• I'm short of money. Can I borrow some from you?
• Ayan wanted to buy some shoes that cost $30, but she was six dollars short. How much money did she have? (Answer: twenty-four dollars)
• Todd checked his cash register and discovered he was a hundred dollars short. What happened to the money?

There are more words for you to learn here.