shorter
/ˈʃɔɹtɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of short: more short.
Example Sentences
- "There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one."
- "Basingstoke-Exeter will test this. From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967. There's a ten-mile loop between Templecombe and Yeovil, as well as shorter loops at Chard, Axminster and Honiton."
- "My grandfather, as I said before, was connected with a gang of shorters, and sometimes shortened money, […]"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʃɔɹtɚ/
- British English: /ˈʃɔːtə/
Usage
- Colloquial
- British usage
- Obsolete
- Slang
- Countable
- Uncountable