| kurze Hose | shorts |
| kurze Ecke | short corner |
| kurzes s | short s |
| Kurznarkose | short anaesthesia short anesthesia |
| kurzerhand | without thinking twice |
| wurzellos | rootless |
| Turnhose | gym shorts |
| Unterhose | underpants pants briefs shorts |
| Gürtelrose | shingles |
| Kurzform | abbreviation abridgement |
| Kurzwaffe | handgun |
| Kurzwahl | speed dial |
| Kürettage | curettage |
| Kürette | curette |
| Kürzen | abbreviation |
| kürzen | shorten reduce simplify |
| kurze Affäre | fling |
| kurzgefasst | curt |
| Kurzer | shooter |
| Kurzname | abbreviation |