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    short
    [SHôrt]
    adjective
    shorter (comparative adjective)
    1. measuring a small distance from end to end:
      "short dark hair" · "a short flight of steps" · "the bed was too short for him"
      • (of a journey) covering a small distance:
        "the hotel is a short walk from the sea"
      • (of a garment or sleeves on a garment) only covering the top part of a person's arms or legs:
        "a short skirt"
      • (of a person) small in height:
        "he is short and tubby"
      • (of a ball in cricket, a shot in tennis, etc.) traveling only a small distance before bouncing:
        "he uses his opportunities to attack every short ball"
      • short for shortstop
    2. lasting or taking a small amount of time:
      "visiting London for a short break" · "a short conversation"
      • seeming to last less time than is the case; passing quickly:
        "in 10 short years all this changed"
      • (of a person's memory) retaining things for only a small amount of time:
        "he has a short memory for past misdeeds"
    3. relatively small in extent:
      "a short speech" · "he wrote a short book"
      • (short of/on)
        not having enough of (something); lacking or deficient in:
        "they were very short of provisions" · "I know you're short on cash"
      • in insufficient supply:
        "food is short"
    4. (of a person) terse; uncivil:
      "he was often sharp and rather short with her"
    5. (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a high level of probability:
      "they have been backed at short odds to win thousands of pounds"
    6. stock market
      (of stocks or other securities or commodities) sold in advance of being acquired, with reliance on the price falling so that a profit can be made.
      • (of a broker, position in the market, etc.) buying or based on short stocks or other securities or commodities.
      • denoting or having a relatively early date for the maturing of a bill of exchange.
    7. phonetics
      (of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food).
      • prosody
        (of a vowel or syllable) having the lesser of the two recognized durations.
    8. (of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly.
      • (of clay) having poor plasticity.
    Origin
    Old English sceort, of Germanic origin; related to shirt and skirt.
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    adjective
    1. measuring a small distance from end to end:
      small
      little
      tiny
      minuscule
      teeny
      teeny-weeny
      low
      squat
      stubby
      miniature
      dwarf
      wee
      direct
      straight
      Opposite:
      long
      tall
      roundabout
    2. lasting or taking a small amount of time:
      brief
      momentary
      temporary
      short-lived
      impermanent
      short-term
      cursory
      fleeting
      passing
      fugitive
      flying
      lightning
      transitory
      transient
      ephemeral
      evanescent
      fading
      quick
      meteoric
      fugacious
      • relatively small in extent:
        concise
        brief
        succinct
        to the point
        compact
        terse
        curt
        summary
        economical
        crisp
        short and sweet
        pithy
        epigrammatic
        laconic
        pointed
        thumbnail
        abridged
        abbreviated
        condensed
        synoptic
        compendious
        summarized
        contracted
        curtailed
        truncated
        Opposite:
        long
        overlong
        verbose
      • (of a person) terse; uncivil:
        curt
        sharp
        abrupt
        blunt
        brusque
        terse
        offhand
        gruff
        ungracious
        graceless
        surly
        snappy
        testy
        tart
        rude
        discourteous
        uncivil
        impolite
        ill-mannered
        bad-mannered
        Opposite:
        patient
        courteous
      • (of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly.
        crumbly
        crispy
        crisp
        brittle
        friable
        fatty
        shortcrust
         
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      1. Merriam Webster
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        Shorter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

        Adjective One of my legs is slightly shorter than the other. He is short for his age. the shortest day of the year. Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More. Commercially available drones …

         
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        What is the difference between short and shorter?
        A short person or thing is comparatively small. In finance, a short is a person who engages in short selling. 'Shorter' is the comparative form of 'short', meaning 'more short'. For example, 'We'll take the shorter route because we're in a rush'.

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        What is the comparative form of 'short'?
        The comparative form of 'short' is more short, also known as 'shorter'. There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.

        What does shorter mean? - definitions

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        What is the adjective form of 'short'?
        Adjective: short (shorter, shortest) Short primarily refers to something that is limited in duration in the temporal sense, such as 'a short life'. In the spatial sense, it indicates having little length or lacking in length, like 'a short story'.

        short, shorts, shortest, shorted, shorting, shorter- WordWeb dictionary

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        How is shorter shorter formed?
        shorter shorter is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: short v.1, ‑er suffix1.

        shorter, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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        What does a short seller mean?
        (colloquial) A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling. You're shorter than I expected. It was shorter but rough and steep. That should make for a shorter list. Darkyn said Hell would do what she asked, so she willed her hair shorter and blonde.

        Shorter Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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        Is life short?
        Life is short, treat yourself better so life can be better. A lot of second-rate writing has been short-listed. In short, the "old believers" are but a minority. Unfortunately, many women are short on the sunshine vitamin. It is, in short, the best way to do things in a connected world. She can play long passes, she can play short passes.

        SHORT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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      10. RedKiwi
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      11. Cambridge Dictionary
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      19. Definitions.net
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