| Kurzwaffe | handgun |
| Kurzware | notion |
| Kernwaffe | nuclear weapon |
| Wurfwaffe | throwing weapon |
| Kurzwahl | speed dial |
| Kurzwaren | haberdashery |
| Kurzname | abbreviation |
| Kurzwelle | shortwave |
| Luftwaffe | air force |
| Mordwaffe | murder weapon |
| Karaffe | carafe |
| Kurzhantel | dumbbell |
| kurz warten | hang on |
| kurze Affäre | fling |
| Kurzsatz | minor sentence |
| Kurztag | short-day |
| Kurzweil | pastime amusement diversion |
| Kurzwort | clipping stump word |
| Kürze | shortness brevity succinctness |
| kurzweg | directly |