This flower is shorter-lived than the others.

I love eating shortbreads with a cup of tea.

Shorthorn sculpins are small fish found in coastal waters.

She works as a shorthand typist in a law firm.

The shortarses gathered for a meeting.

He may be a shortarse, but he's got a big personality.

The faulty wiring caused the circuit to shortcircuit, resulting in a power outage.

Be careful not to shortcircuit the wires.

The faulty wiring shortcircuited the entire system.

There are many shorthand typists in the office.