contact vs short
short vs contactcontact and short both are nouns.
contact is not an adjective while short is an adjective.
contact and short both are verbs.
contact is not an adverb while short is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contact | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| short | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
As nouns,
short is a hyponym of
contact; that is, short is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
contact:
- contact: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
- short: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
Other hyponyms of contact include
breaker point, distributor point, point, electrical contact, p-n junction, short circuit, sound bow, pole, terminal, tread, contact arm, wiper, wiper arm.
| contact (noun) | short (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of touching physically | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base |
| close interaction | the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed |
| (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference |
| a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication | |
| a channel for communication between groups | |
| a communicative interaction | |
| the physical coming together of two or more things | |
| a person who is in a position to give you special assistance | |
| the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity |
| contact (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 |
| contact (verb) | short (verb) |
|---|---|
| be in or establish communication with | create a short circuit in |
| be in direct physical contact with; make contact | cheat someone by not returning him enough money |
| contact (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 |
Words related to "contact"
- abut
- adhere
- adjoin
- attach
- border
- breaker point
- brush
- butt
- butt against
- butt on
- chafe
- channel
- cleave
- cling
- cohere
- collision
- communicate
- communicating
- communication
- communication channel
- conjunction
- connectedness
- connection
- contact arm
- contact lens
- converge
- cover
- distributor point
- drop a line
- edge
- electrical contact
- electronics
- engagement
- environ
- eye contact
- fair ball
- flick
- fray
- fret
- get hold of
- get through
- happening
- hit
- hug
- impact
- impinging
- inter-group communication
- interaction
- intercommunicate
- interlocking
- junction
- laying on
- lean against
- lean on
- lens
- lens system
- lense
- liaison
- line
- link
- march
- meet
- mesh
- meshing
- middleman
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- osculation
- p-n junction
- physical contact
- ping
- placement
- point
- pole
- raise
- reach
- representative
- rest on
- ring
- rub
- scratch
- short
- short circuit
- skirt
- snick
- sound bow
- spread over
- stick
- striking
- surround
- tangency
- terminal
- touch
- touching
- tread
- wipe
- wiper
- wiper arm
- write
Words related to "short"
- abbreviated
- abruptly
- all of a sudden
- baseball diamond
- baseball team
- breakable
- brief
- brusk
- brusque
- bunco
- chunky
- circuit
- clipped
- close
- compact
- con
- contact
- create
- curt
- curtal
- curtly
- dead
- deficient
- defraud
- depreciation
- derogation
- diamond
- diddle
- discourteous
- disparagement
- dumpy
- duration
- electric circuit
- electrical circuit
- finance
- fleeting
- forgetful
- fugitive
- goldbrick
- half-length
- heavyset
- height
- hornswoggle
- improvident
- inadequate
- infield
- insufficient
- jejune
- length
- light
- little
- long
- low
- low-set
- make
- mindless
- momentaneous
- momentary
- mulct
- myopic
- nobble
- of a sudden
- on the spur of the moment
- parcel
- parcel of land
- phonetics
- piece of ground
- piece of land
- pint-size
- pint-sized
- poor
- position
- rook
- runty
- sawed-off
- sawn-off
- scam
- scant
- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual practice
- short and sweet
- short circuit
- short-change
- short-circuit
- short-dated
- short-range
- short-run
- short-snouted
- short-stalked
- short-term
- shortened
- shortish
- shortly
- shortness
- shortsighted
- shortstop
- snub
- squab
- squabby
- squat
- squatty
- stature
- stocky
- stubby
- stumpy
- suddenly
- swindle
- tall
- tangency
- telescoped
- thick
- thickset
- tract
- truncate
- truncated
- unawares
- unforesightful
- unmindful
- unretentive
- victimize
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