Shortstop

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Baseball The field position between second and third base.
  • n. Baseball The infielder who occupies this position.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
  • n. A nimble defender.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The player stationed in the field bewtween the second and third bases.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A player in the game of base-ball who is stationed between second and third base; also, the position filled by that player. See base-ball. Also called short.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
  • n. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
  • n. (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    developer    position    infielder   
    Cross Reference
    catcher    infielder    pitcher    outfielder    first baseman   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    baseman    catcher    fielder    hitter    outfielder