Answer:
I make things short but I am pretty long myself
I am a word of six; my first three letters refer to an automobile my last three letters refer to a household animal my first four letters is a fish. What am I?
I'm found in socks, scarves and mittens. I'm found in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
I am a kind of coat that can only be put on when wet.
The more you add the less it weighs. What is it?
What never gets any wetter no matter how hard it rains?