circuit vs short

short vs circuit

circuit and short both are nouns.

circuit is not an adjective while short is an adjective.

circuit and short both are verbs.

circuit is not an adverb while short is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circuit	Yes	No	Yes	No
short	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

circuit (noun)	short (noun)
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area	the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
movement once around a course	the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow	accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
a racetrack for automobile races
(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
the boundary line encompassing an area or object

circuit (adjective)	short (adjective)
	(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
	(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
	primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
	low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
	of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
	not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
	tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
	marked by rude or peremptory shortness
	lacking foresight or scope
	of insufficient quantity to meet a need
	less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

circuit (verb)	short (verb)
make a circuit	create a short circuit in
	cheat someone by not returning him enough money

circuit (adverb)	short (adverb)
	in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
	at a disadvantage
	so as to interrupt
	at some point or distance before a goal is reached
	clean across
	without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
	quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation

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