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Look up shorter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shorter may refer to: Shorter, Alabama, a town located in Macon County, Alabama, United States Alan
Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
towering status within the genre. Wayne Shorter was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Louise and Joseph Shorter. He graduated from Newark Arts High School
Wayne_Shorter
American long-distance runner (born 1947)
named in his honor (Frank Shorter Way). Frank Shorter Way was formerly part of the Orange Classic 10K course route, which Shorter won in its inaugural race
Frank_Shorter
Baptist college in Rome, Georgia, US
college was renamed in 1877 to Shorter Female College because of the financial contributions of Alfred and Martha Shorter. Shorter was located in Victorian-style
Shorter_University
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of their enlistment Short pastry, one which is rich in butter with a crumbly texture, as in shortbread Long (disambiguation) Shorter (disambiguation) Shorts
Short
Video-focused social media platform
TikTok is a Chinese social networking service and short-form online video platform. It hosts user-submitted videos, which range in duration from three
TikTok
Topics referred to by the same term
Shorter College may refer to: Shorter College (Arkansas), a junior college in Little Rock, Arkansas Shorter University, formerly known as Shorter College
Shorter_College
Intercollegiate sports athletic teams that represent Shorter University
The Shorter Hawks are the athletic teams that represent Shorter University, located in Rome, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level
Shorter_Hawks
Canadian composer
episodes. Shorter was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He initially studied jazz in college before switching to music composition. Shorter created
Clinton_Shorter
Topics referred to by the same term
John Shorter may refer to: John Gill Shorter (1818–1872), 17th Governor of Alabama from 1861 to 1863 John Urquhart Shorter (1844–1904), Confederate officer
John_Shorter
Canadian comedian and actor (born 1950)
Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. He is known as an energetic comedian who gained prominence for his
Martin_Short
American football player (born 2000)
season. Shorter had 12 receptions for 137 yards ten games into his redshirt freshman season before entering the NCAA transfer portal. Shorter ultimately
Justin_Shorter
2020 studio album by Oliver Tree
the Top Rock Albums chart. A deluxe version titled Ugly Is Beautiful: Shorter, Thicker & Uglier was released on May 28, 2021. Tree began hinting at Ugly
Ugly_Is_Beautiful
Mississippi legislator
James A. Shorter, Jr. was a farmer, teacher, and state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875
James_A._Shorter
Historic house in Alabama, United States
structure was originally built in 1884–1885 by Eli Sims Shorter II and his wife, Wileyna Lamar Shorter but burned in 1895. The house, was reconstructed by
Shorter_Mansion
American basketball player (born 1989)
Shannon Jerod Shorter (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Bashkimi. Shorter played four years of college basketball
Shannon_Shorter
Musical artist
player, and the older brother of composer and saxophone player Wayne Shorter. Shorter was born in the Ironbound District in Newark, New Jersey. He started
Alan_Shorter
Australian actor (1945–2024)
1969 that Shorter had been cast as Aaron Sherritt in the film Ned Kelly, in which he starred alongside Mick Jagger. In the early 1970s, Shorter was a member
Ken_Shorter
Presbyterian manual of basic religious instruction
has original text related to this article: Westminster Shorter Catechism The Westminster Shorter Catechism is a catechism written in 1646 and 1647 by the
Westminster_Shorter_Catechism
English author and critic (1857–1926)
King Shorter (19 July 1857 – 19 November 1926) was a British journalist and literary critic. After editing the Illustrated London News, Shorter founded
Clement_Shorter
Form of electromagnetic radiation
generally visible to humans, 400 nm is not a sharp cutoff, with shorter and shorter wavelengths becoming less and less visible in this range. Insects
Ultraviolet
American-Italian basketball player
33-points, 17-rebounds performance by Shorter, who also shot 14 for 15 from the field. For the second year in a row Shorter was named in the All-Public and
Brian_Shorter
King of the Franks from 751 to 768
Pepin the Short (Latin: Pipinus; French: Pépin le Bref; German: Pippin der Kurze; c. 714 – 24 September 768) was King of the Franks from 751 until his
Pepin_the_Short
Nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
printing with movable types. It existed alongside minuscule "round" or "short" s, which were at the time only used at the end of words. In most Western
S
Unit of weight or mass, with differing values
American English as the short and long hundredweight and in British English as the cental and imperial hundredweight. The short hundredweight or cental
Hundredweight
Town in Alabama, United States
Information System: Shorter, Alabama "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021. "Shorter town, Alabama: 2020
Shorter,_Alabama
British boxer
George Richard Shorter (17 June 1894 – 1968) was a British boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Shorter won the 1921
George_Shorter
Two-volume version of the Oxford English Dictionary
in March and April of that year and again in 1934. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary/The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Hardcover):
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
Shorter_Oxford_English_Dictionary
Musical artist
high. His cousin is jazz saxophonist, Wayne Shorter, founding member of the group Weather Report. Shorter met his wife Gwen née Simmons in a New York
Rick_Shorter
American rapper (born 1966)
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), known professionally as Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper. A pioneer of West Coast hip-hop
Too_Short
1998 philosophy text edited by Edward Craig
of Philosophy, first published in 1999 (ISBN 978-0415223645), and The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, first published in 2005 (ISBN 978-0415324953)
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Routledge_Encyclopedia_of_Philosophy
Provision of international copyright law
in foreign countries with shorter copyright term while still being copyrighted at home. In such cases, the rule of the shorter term makes allowance for
Rule_of_the_shorter_term
Seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet
such as Garamond, may contain two uppercase Qs: one with a short tail to be used in short words, and another with a long tail to be used in long words
Q
Type of railroad
is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks. The term is used
Shortline_railroad
Topics referred to by the same term
Shorting may refer to: Short selling a stock Causing a short circuit This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shorting. If an
Shorting
American murder victim (1924–1947)
Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – c. January 14–15, 1947), posthumously known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert
Black_Dahlia
Mexican filmmaker (born 1964)
with his father's Super 8 camera, making short films with Planet of the Apes toys and other objects. One short film focused on a "serial killer potato"
Guillermo_del_Toro
Biography by Alexander Masters
suggest Shorter may have intended to die. Shorter had a long history of attempted suicides and his sister Zoe once mentioned in an interview that Shorter informed
Stuart:_A_Life_Backwards
2004 film by James Wan
Los Angeles. In order to help attract producers, they shot a low-budget short film of the same name from a scene out of the script. This proved successful
Saw_(film)
Harrap's shorter dictionnaire Anglais, Harrap's Unabridged Anglais-Français/Français-Anglais Harrap's Shorter French Dictionary Harrap's Shorter French
Harrap's Shorter French Dictionary
Harrap's_Shorter_French_Dictionary
American actor (born 1997)
Jacob Patrick Short (born May 30, 1997) is an American actor. His roles have included Fletcher Quimby in the Disney Channel sitcom A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014)
Jake_Short
2024 studio album by Sabrina Carpenter
Short n' Sweet is the sixth studio album by American singer Sabrina Carpenter. It was released on August 23, 2024, by Island Records. Primarily a pop
Short_n'_Sweet
1984 studio album by Kirk Lightsey and Harold Danko
Shorter by Two, subtitled The Music of Wayne Shorter Played on Two Pianos , is an album by pianists Kirk Lightsey and Harold Danko, featuring compositions
Shorter_by_Two
Topics referred to by the same term
Shorter House may refer to: Shorter Mansion, Eufaula, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Barbour County, Alabama Shorter House
Shorter_House
Novel by Anna Katharina Hahn
Shorter Days (German Kürzere Tage) is a novel by Anna Katharina Hahn, published in 2009 (hardback; paperback 2010) with the German publisher Suhrkamp
Shorter_Days
Brief work of prose fiction
for shorter fiction. Influenced by the short stories of Stephen Crane and Jack London, Hemingway's work "marks a new phase in the history of the short story"
Short_story
Method to convey chess moves
the symbols necessary for figurine algebraic notation. In standard (or short-form) algebraic notation, each move of a piece is indicated by the piece's
Algebraic_notation_(chess)
American jazz fusion band
Corea). According to Vitouš himself, it was he and Shorter who actually founded Weather Report, with Shorter bringing in Zawinul afterwards. Whichever story
Weather_Report
Völuspá hin skamma (Old Norse: 'The Short Völuspá) is an Old Norse poem which survives as a handful of stanzas in Hyndluljóð, in the Poetic Edda, and
Völuspá_hin_skamma
Topics referred to by the same term
Short Line or Shortline can refer to: Shortline railroad, an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance Atlantic and
Short_line
Attempt to defraud a person or group
word gullible). When accomplices are employed, they are known as shills. A short con or small con is a fast swindle that takes just minutes, possibly seconds
Scam
Topics referred to by the same term
.32 Short may refer to: .32 rimfire, a rimfire pistol cartridge introduced in 1860 .32 S&W, a centerfire pistol cartridge introduced in 1878 This disambiguation
.32_short
Species of bird
Philippa's crombec (Sylvietta philippae), also known as the short-billed crombec, is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae
Philippa's_crombec
Species of snake
Borneo python (Python breitensteini), also known commonly as the Borneo short-tailed python, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae
Borneo_python
Hairstyle
The mullet is a hairstyle in which the hair is cut shorter at the front, top and sides, but is longer at the back. According to the Oxford English Dictionary
Mullet_(haircut)
Species of rodent
Sigmodontomys alfari, also known as the short-tailed sigmodontomys, Alfaro's rice water rat, Cana rice rat, or Allen's rice rat, is a species of rodent
Sigmodontomys_alfari
Method of creating moving pictures
An animated cartoon, or simply a cartoon, is an animated film, usually a short film, that features an exaggerated style. This style is often inspired by
Animation
Species of plant
Cyperus malaccensis or short-leaved Malacca galingale is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is native to South Asia and Oceania. It
Cyperus_malaccensis
Selling unowned financial securities
In finance, being short in an asset means investing in such a way that the investor will profit if the market value of the asset falls. This is the opposite
Short_(finance)
American actor (born 1971)
also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1994 for the short film Kangaroo Court. Astin is the son of actress Patty Duke
Sean_Astin
Death by suspension around the neck
that induce death either by cervical fracture or by strangulation. The short drop is a method of hanging in which the condemned prisoner stands on a
Hanging
Common name for a group of insects
them to escape from threats by leaping vigorously. Their front legs are shorter and used for grasping food. As hemimetabolous insects, they do not undergo
Grasshopper
Archaic unit for bundles of sticks
term is found in other languages (e.g. Latin: fascis). Sometimes called a short faggot, a faggot of sticks equals a bundle of wood sticks or billets that
Faggot_(unit)
1996 biography by Sebastian Faulks
The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives is a 1996 biography by British writer Sebastian Faulks, first published by Hutchinson. It is a multiple biography
The_Fatal_Englishman
Class of CNS depressant drugs
(anti-anxiety), anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant properties. High doses of many shorter-acting benzodiazepines may also cause anterograde amnesia and dissociation
Benzodiazepine
1967 short story by Harlan Ellison
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a post-apocalyptic short story by American writer Harlan Ellison. It was first published in the March 1967 issue
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream
Feeling of difficulty breathing
Shortness of breath (SOB), known as dyspnea (in AmE) or dyspnoea (in BrE), is an uncomfortable feeling of not being able to breathe well enough. The American
Shortness_of_breath
Books written by Stephen King
200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections. Many of his works are set in his home state of Maine. Stephen King short fiction
Stephen_King_bibliography
Species of grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis, the short-winged green grasshopper, is a common species of slant-faced grasshoppers found in North America. This grasshopper, as
Dichromorpha_viridis
The 6th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia on April 3–7, 2002. The event took place in the 25m-pool of the Olympiiski-complex
2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
2002_FINA_World_Swimming_Championships_(25_m)
swimmers from 61 nations, swimming in 40 short course (25 m pool) events. 59 of 61 nations with swimmers at the 1999 Short Course Worlds were: Argentina Australia
1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
1999_FINA_World_Swimming_Championships_(25_m)
English cricketer
Richard Nicholas Shorter (26 July 1906 – 20 January 1984) was an English cricketer. Shorter was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Richard_Shorter
American entertainer (1903–2003)
network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, starring in 54, including a series of seven Road to
Bob_Hope
1942 film by Dave Fleischer
short films based upon the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. It was the final Paramount cartoon short by
Terror_on_the_Midway
2005 Canadian film
Hardwood is a 2005 documentary short film about Canadian director Hubert Davis' relationship to his father, former Harlem Globetrotters member Mel Davis
Hardwood_(film)
Natural object in space that releases gas
perturbations can deflect long-period comets into shorter orbital periods. Based on their orbital characteristics, short-period comets are thought to originate from
Comet
1993 film by Robert Altman
Short Cuts is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine
Short_Cuts
Jacqueline Wright is an English director of film, TV and music promos. Wright's short films include David the Great, a comedic homage to magician David Blaine;
Jacqueline_Wright
Spider-Man has appeared in multiple forms of media, including several novels, short stories, comic strips, graphic novels, light novels and children's books
Spider-Man_in_literature
not mathematical, form. For very large values, the text is generally shorter than a decimal numeric representation, although longer than scientific
Names_of_large_numbers
Topics referred to by the same term
Short stories are pieces of prose fiction. Short Stories may also refer to: Short Stories (Harry Chapin album), 1974 Short Stories (The Statler Brothers
Short_Stories
American writer (1920–2012)
fiction. Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951)
Ray_Bradbury
Species of lizard
Mniarogekko chahoua, commonly known as the mossy New Caledonian gecko, short-snouted New Caledonian gecko, Bavay's giant gecko, mossy prehensile-tailed
Mniarogekko_chahoua
A short break a common term for a short vacation or holiday. Other terms for a short break are short holiday, short holiday break, short break holiday
Short_break
series, which is presented by PBS Kids. The series originally aired as short segments known as The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl from November
List_of_WordGirl_episodes
Historic site in Barbour County, Alabama, US
the Shorter home, which burned in 1885. It is where Governor John Gill Shorter, his family (including his father, the General Reuben Clark Shorter), and
Shorter_Cemetery
Japanese writer (1957–2026)
(1991) Spiral (Rasen) (1995) Loop (Rupu) (1998) Birthday (Bāsudei) (1999) (Short story collection) "Coffin in the Sky" [details what happened to Mai Takano
Koji_Suzuki
2012 Australian film
Julian is a 2012 Australian short film written and directed by Matthew Moore. The film is set in a 1981 classroom. It explores a day in the life of a
Julian_(2012_film)
Relatively large superficial vein of the posterior leg
The small saphenous vein (also short saphenous vein or lesser saphenous vein) is a relatively large superficial vein of the posterior leg. The origin
Small_saphenous_vein
Irish filmmaker (born 1982)
Dublin, Ireland, and started his career in making short films. He first achieved recognition for his short horror film Ghost Train (2013), which won the Méliès
Lee_Cronin_(director)
American politician and lawyer (1933–2019)
John Shorter Stevens (May 30, 1933 – April 23, 2019) was an American politician and lawyer from North Carolina. Stevens was born in Asheville, North Carolina
John_Shorter_Stevens
2019 American film by Vince Gilligan
released a three-minute short film entitled Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short on its official YouTube account on February 16, 2020. The short, directed by Eric
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El_Camino:_A_Breaking_Bad_Movie
American football player (1938–2000)
James Shorter (June 8, 1938 – June 1, 2000) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, Washington
Jim_Shorter
Anti-air weapons against low-flying targets
Short-range air defense (SHORAD) is a group of anti-aircraft weapons and tactics that have to do with defense against low-altitude air threats, primarily
Short_range_air_defense
2005 live album by Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter that was released in 2005. The album is a record of their performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 14, 1988. Santana and Shorter played
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1988
Carlos_Santana_and_Wayne_Shorter_–_Live_at_the_Montreux_Jazz_Festival_1988
Natural number
Mathematics portal 1,000,000,000 ("one billion" on the short scale; "one milliard" on the long scale; one thousand million) is the natural number following
1,000,000,000
Natural number
adds to 10 in decimal). In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic
100
Web technique
Web in which a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) may be made substantially shorter and still direct to the required page. This is achieved by using a redirect
URL_shortening
Topics referred to by the same term
recording of Rush's Test for Echo album Work in Progress (1951 film), a British short documentary Works in Progress, a newsletter and magazine associated with
Work in Progress (disambiguation)
Work_in_Progress_(disambiguation)
Fatty acid with fewer than six carbon atoms
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are fatty acids of two to six carbon atoms. Derived from intestinal microbial fermentation of indigestible foods, SCFAs
Short-chain_fatty_acid
SHORTER
SHORTER
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Shorter Smaller, Junior
Boy/Male
Arabic, German, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Smaller; Younger; Shorter; Junior
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the comparative form of Middle English schort ‘short’, hence a distinguishing nickname for the shorter of two closely associated people with the same personal name (for example, members of the same household).
SHORTER
SHORTER
Boy/Male
Muslim
Breath of fresh air, Morning air, Breeze
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sound, Unimpaired, Sane, Sincere, Safe, Happy, Peaceful
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Malaysian
My Life; Presence
Boy/Male
Hindu
Kingdom
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for someone with a peculiarity of the back, Middle High German rucke.German : topographic name from a southern field name denoting a slight dome-shaped elevation.German : from the personal names Ruck, Rück, short forms of Rüdiger (see Rudiger).English : variant spelling of Rook.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Spark of Fire
Male
Hebrew
(×ַהֲרׄן) Variant spelling of Hebrew Aharown, AHARON means "light-bringer." In the bible, this is the name of the older brother of Moses.
Male
Norse
Old Norse form of German Wieland, VOLUNDR means "war territory" or "battlefield."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Brownish
Boy/Male
Tamil
Jambavatpreeti | ஜமà¯à®ªà®µà®¤à®ªà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à®¿
Vardhana winner of jambavans Love
SHORTER
SHORTER
SHORTER
SHORTER
SHORTER
v. i.
To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold.
n.
Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer.
n.
A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.; properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter.
n.
An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
adj.
To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.
n.
Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus) is a well known species.
n.
A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter time, to some act, service, or condition; a devotion of one's possessions; as, a baptismal vow; a vow of poverty.
a.
Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.
a.
Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of Wood hoopoe, under Wood.
n.
The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one.
n.
The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc.
n.
A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow. The flow takes place only when the discharging extremity of the pipe ia lower than the higher liquid surface, and when no part of the pipe is higher above the surface than the same liquid will rise by atmospheric pressure; that is, about 33 feet for water, and 30 inches for mercury, near the sea level.
n.
A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
a.
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
n.
A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards.
n.
The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
v. t.
To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making.
a.
To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity.