/ Dictionary / Index S short-commons: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short-com•mons Pronunciation: (shôrt'kom'unz), [key] — n. (used with a sing. v.) Southern U.S. a scanty allowance of food. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. shortcoming short con 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