What does shorter mean?
Shorter means comparative form of short: more short..
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/ˈʃɔːtə/ · 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.
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, […]
Use shorter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shorter means comparative form of short: more short..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.
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