/ Dictionary / Index S short list: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short' list" Pronunciation: [key] a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities. short-list Pronunciation: (shôrt'list"), [key] — v.t. to put on a short list. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shortlist (Thesaurus) short line short-lived Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language