short-winded
11short-winded — /shawrt win did/, adj. 1. short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing. 2. brief or concise; to the point, as in speech or writing. [1400 50; late ME] * * * …
12short-winded — /ʃɔt ˈwɪndəd / (say shawt winduhd) adjective 1. short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing. 2. brief; succinct. 3. choppy; disconnected …
13short-winded — adjective out of breath, or tending to become out of breath quickly …
14short of breath — phrase finding it difficult to breathe I was short of breath after climbing the stairs to her flat. Thesaurus: describing or relating to breathinghyponym Main entry: short * * * panting; short winded …
15short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… …
16-winded — wind|ed «WIHN dihd», adjective. 1. out of breath; breathless. 2. exposed to wind or air, especially spoiled or tainted by exposure to air. winded, combining form. being of wind, or breath: »Short winded = being short of wind, or breath …
17winded — windedness, n. /win did/, adj. 1. out of breath. 2. having wind or breath of a specified kind (usually used in combination): short winded; broken winded. [1400 50; late ME; see WIND1, ED3] * * * …
18winded — wind·ed || wɪndɪd adj. short winded, short of breath; tired out v. turn, coil; twist around, convolute; meander; bind, bandage; be bound; be twisted around; change direction wɪnd ,waɪnd n. breeze; direction of the wind; gale; breath; wind… …
19short — adjective 1》 of a small length or duration. ↘(of a ball in sport) travelling only a small distance before bouncing. 2》 relatively small in extent. 3》 (of a person) small in height. 4》 (short of/on) not having enough of (something); lacking or …
20short — adj 1. little, small, Chiefly Scot. wee, miniature, miniscule, minikin, diminutive, Scot. cutly; tiny, elfin, bantam, slight, (of women) petite, Lilliputian, Inf. Tom Thumb, Sl. pint sized, Sl. pocket sized, Sl. sawed off, Sl. knee high to a… …
