The difference between Shorts and Trousers
When used as nouns, shorts means trousers worn primarily in the warm weather that do not go lower than the knees, whereas trousers means an article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
check bellow for the other definitions of Shorts and Trousers
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Shorts as a noun:
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Shorts as a noun:
Trousers worn primarily in the warm weather that do not go lower than the knees.
Examples:
"Jessica hated covering her legs, so she rarely wore anything but shorts."
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Shorts as a noun:
Underwear bottoms.
Examples:
"After a scare like that, I need to change my shorts."
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Shorts as a noun (uncountable):
Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.
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Shorts as a noun:
The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran.
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Shorts as a noun:
Short, inferior hemp.
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Shorts as a verb:
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Trousers as a noun:
An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
Examples:
"The trousers need to be shortened."
"Why can women wear trousers when men can't wear skirts?"