/ Dictionary / Index S shortbread: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short•bread Pronunciation: (shôrt'bred"), [key] — n. a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shortbread (Thesaurus) short-billed marsh wren shortcake Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language