Definitions for shorter
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1. shorter(Noun)

   A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.

2. shorter(Adjective)

   comparative form of short : more short.

   There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.

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1. Shorter

   Shorter is a town in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 355.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shorter' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4212

Anagrams for shorter »

1. rothers

How to pronounce shorter?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shorter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shorter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of shorter in a Sentence

1. Mario Raviglione:

   The new WHO recommendations offer hope to hundreds of thousands of MDR-TB patients who can now benefit from a test that quickly identifies eligibility for the shorter regimen, and then complete treatment in half the time and at nearly half the cost.

2. Rexford Kelley:

   I knew that time was getting shorter for me.

3. Fox News:

   When you’re out there talking, it seems shorter. When you’re listening, it seems longer, yeah.

4. Omer Faruk Celik:

   Even though profitability is not very high in construction, the shorter return period on investment makes it more attractive than other areas of industry.

5. Linda Birnbaum:

   So they went to the shorter chain carbons, and you study them, and they do just about the same thing, why would we think that you can make a very minor change in a molecule you are manufacturing and the body wouldn't react in the same way ? Studies also show the newer PFAS chemicals may migrate into food more readily than older forms.

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