brief

(noun): A writ summoning one to answer to any action.
(noun): An answer to any action.
(noun): A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
(noun): (by extension) A position of interest or advocacy.
(noun): An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
(noun): (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.
(noun): A short news story or report.
(noun): (usually in the plural) undershorts briefs.
(noun): A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
(noun): A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
(noun): (slang) A ticket of any type.
(verb): To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
(verb): To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
(adjective): Of short duration; happening quickly.
(adjective): Concise; taking few words.
(adjective): Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
(adjective): Rife; common; prevalent.
(adverb): Briefly.
(adverb): Soon; quickly.

We got a news brief.
I wear boxers under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.
The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.
Her reign was brief but spectacular.
His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.