shorter

Adjective

short (comparative shorter, superlative shortest)

1. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

   Synonyms:

   low, narrow, slim, shallow

   Antonyms:

   long, tall, high, broad, deep

2. Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
   • Nhung Ngo had the shortest legs at Site-43. She was the shortest member of staff, two inches beneath the positively elfin Delfina Ibanez, and yet Lillian found her inexplicably difficult to shake. Power-walking down the halls didn't do the trick, as it always did when Wettle-dodging, since the...2022 September 22, HarryBlank, “Mind Over Matter”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 23 May 2024

   Synonyms:

   little, pint-sized, petite, titchy

   Antonyms:

   tall

3. Having little duration.
   • Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long.

   Synonyms:

   brief, concise

   Antonyms:

   long

4. Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
   • "Phone" is short for "telephone" and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".
5. Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.

   Antonyms:

   long

6. Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.

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