Definition: terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
Usage: a truncate leaf; truncated volcanic mountains; a truncated pyramid
Similar words: short
Definition: (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
Usage: short skirts; short hair; the board was a foot short; a short toss
Synonyms: shortened, abbreviated, truncated
Definition: cut short in duration
Usage: the abbreviated speech; her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking; an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
Similar words: short
Definition: primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
Usage: a short life; a short flight; a short holiday; a short story; only a few short months