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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
Topics referred to by the same term
of their enlistment Short pastry, one which is rich in butter with a crumbly texture, as in shortbread Long (disambiguation) Shorter (disambiguation) Shorts
Short
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
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
Video-focused social media platform
TikTok is a social media and short-form online video platform. It hosts user-submitted videos, which range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes
TikTok
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Martin Short is a Canadian actor and comedian known for his work in standup comedy, sketch comedy, and performances on stage and screen. Short gained
Martin_Short_filmography
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
Informal name of a person, place, or thing
ironically to a person's physical characteristics, such as 'Lofty' for a short person, 'Curly' for a bald man, or 'Bluey' for a redhead. Nicknames in Chinese
Nickname
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
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)
American novelist (born 1972)
Pride. His first work to gain significant attention was "The Egg", a 2009 short story that has been adapted into a number of YouTube videos and a one-act
Andy_Weir
Historical fantasy books by Diana Gabaldon
illustrated by Hoang Nguyen. The Lord John series is a sequence of novels and shorter works that center on Lord John Grey, a recurring secondary character from
Outlander_(book_series)
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)
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
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 amphibian
Minervarya brevipalmata, commonly known as short-webbed frog, Peters' frog, and Pegu wart frog, is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of southern
Minervarya_brevipalmata
Form of electromagnetic radiation
radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves. The infrared spectral band begins with the waves that
Infrared
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up term, short-term, medium-term, or long-term in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Term may refer to: Terminology, context-specific nouns or compound
Term
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
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
Laurence Shorter (born 1970) is an author and comedian who lives in London. He is the author of The Optimist: One Man’s Search For The Brighter Side Of
Laurence_Shorter
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
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 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
Cut of beef
Beef plate (also known as the short plate) is a US forequarter cut from the abdomen of the cow, just below the rib cut. It is typically a cheap, tough
Beef_plate
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)
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. His books have
Roald_Dahl
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
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
1895 short story collection by Robert W. Chambers
The King in Yellow is a short story collection by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. The British first
The_King_in_Yellow
Period in electrocardiography
hypokalemia, acute rheumatic fever, or carditis associated with Lyme disease. A short PR interval (of less than 120ms) may be associated with a Pre-excitation
PR_interval
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
1970 studio album by Miles Davis
Recording Registry. By 1969, Davis's core working band consisted of Wayne Shorter on soprano saxophone, Dave Holland on bass, Chick Corea on electric piano
Bitches_Brew
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
comprehensive list of the discography of the jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter as a leader and sideman. The Young Lions with Frank Strozier, Lee Morgan
Wayne_Shorter_discography
List of longest films in India Featurettes* List of animated short films Animated short film series List of Looney Tunes feature films List of Disney
Lists_of_films
Black college in Little Rock, Arkansas
$3,000 pledge fund. In 1892, it was renamed Shorter University, to honor Bishop James Alexander Shorter, who is credited with establishing Arkansas as
Shorter_College_(Arkansas)
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
Text messaging service component
Short Message Service (SMS) is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems. It uses standardized communication
SMS
2020 studio album by Riz Ahmed
Jay Sean. It was accompanied by a short film of the same name directed by Aneil Karia, which won Best Live Action Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards
The Long Goodbye (Riz Ahmed album)
The_Long_Goodbye_(Riz_Ahmed_album)
Short-form section of video-sharing platform
3 minutes, and from then on all vertical videos 3 minutes of length or shorter would be turned into Shorts. In March 2025, TikTok users tried to create
YouTube_Shorts
Species of plant
Centaurea nigrescens, the Tyrol knapweed, short-fringed knapweed or Tyrol thistle, is a perennial plant in the genus Centaurea that grows natively in
Centaurea_nigrescens
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)
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
Topics referred to by the same term
story starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner The Killers (1956 film), a short film adaptation of the Hemingway story directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and
The_Killers_(disambiguation)
Academic journal
Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews is a quarterly academic journal, affiliated with the University of Kentucky, which features short research-based
ANQ_(journal)
2021 British film by Philip Barantini
Barantini and written by Barantini and James Cummings, based on a 2019 short film of the same name. It stars Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Ray Panthaki
Boiling_Point_(2021_film)
the format of all episodes from series 6 onwards. The shorter episodes are based on Christie's short stories featuring Poirot, many published in the 1920s
List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes
List_of_Agatha_Christie's_Poirot_episodes
Illumination media franchise
and is set to be released in July 2026. The franchise also includes many short films, a television special, several video games, and a theme park attraction
Despicable_Me
Medical condition
viscera, hepatomegaly, diabetes, and skeletal anomalies that result in a short stature, cranial hyperostosis, and typical facial features. It is probably
Katz_syndrome
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)
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
American-born Canadian historian
fr/doc/adh_0066-2062_1978_num_1978_1_1400 "Edward Shorter CV" (PDF). 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2021-09-21. "Edward Shorter". Department of History. University of Toronto
Edward_Shorter_(historian)
2010 film by Tom McGrath
The film later spawned a franchise, including a trio of video games and a short film, Megamind: The Button of Doom, which was included in the film's home
Megamind
2010 French film
Pixels is a 2010 French animated short film written and directed by Patrick Jean. It is about an invasion of New York City by classic 8-bit video game
Pixels_(2010_film)
1967 British film by Geoffrey Jones
Rail is a short 13.5 minute documentary film made by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films between 1963 and 1967, prompted by the success of Snow
Rail_(1967_film)
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
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 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
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
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
Nonfictional motion picture
good salary, translators have to deliver their translations in a much shorter period, usually when the studio decides to deliver the final programme
Documentary_film
Irish poet and sculptor (1866–1918)
Shorter (16 August 1866 – 6 January 1918) was an Irish poet and sculptor, who after her marriage in 1895 wrote under the name Dora Sigerson Shorter.
Dora_Sigerson_Shorter
American politician
Eli Sims Shorter (March 15, 1823 – April 29, 1879) was a U.S. representative from Alabama. Born in Monticello, Georgia, Shorter attended the common schools
Eli_S._Shorter
SHORTER
SHORTER
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).
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Shorter Smaller, Junior
SHORTER
SHORTER
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Latin, Portuguese, Swedish
Greatest; The Greatest Rival
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Shakespearean, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss
Lame; Disabled; Limping
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Samson.
Female
English
Feminine form of Latin Stephanus, STEPHANIA means "crown."Â
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Traditional
Protector of All; Protector of God Indra; Gods Friends
Boy/Male
French
Perfect.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lady
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Prettiest Artist
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Rules; Perfection; Excellence; Ideal; Example
Female
Hebrew
 Pet form of Hebrew Ribqah, REBA means "ensnarer." Compare with masculine Reba. Compare with another form of Reba.
SHORTER
SHORTER
SHORTER
SHORTER
SHORTER
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.
To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity.
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.
A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
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.
a.
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
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.
v. i.
To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold.
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.
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 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.
An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
n.
The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
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.
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.
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 term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.; properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter.