shorts

trousers reaching the top of the thigh or partway to the knee, worn by both sexes for sport, relaxing in summer, etc

men's underpants that usually reach mid-thigh Usual Brit wordpants

short-dated gilt-edged securities

short-term bonds

securities or commodities that have been sold short

timber cut shorter than standard lengths

a livestock feed containing a large proportion of bran and wheat germ

items needed to make up a deficiency