Lost and Short

Lost

Lost adjective - No longer possessed.

Short and lost are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Lost".

Nearby Word: losing

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

Lost and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lost" instead an adjective "Short".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Faster Than a Kiss's Fumino lost her ring for a short time, much to her distress.
  • Lost Girls — A short story by Jane Yolen that is a feminist deconstruction of James M.
    Source: Lost Girls
  • Invincible Hero They also come equipped with a handgun in a medieval setting- for the short while they lost this edge, a deus ex machina reunited the characters with their lost gear almost immediately.
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