A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MOWS

Thu, 7 Mar '24
Makes shorter, in a way
Mon, 30 Oct '23
Cuts, as grass
Fri, 6 Oct '23
Does some course work?
Thu, 22 Jul '21
Does a groundskeeper's job
Thu, 14 Jan '21
Overwhelms, with "down"