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dead vs short

short vs dead

dead and short both are nouns.

dead and short both are adjectives.

dead is not a verb while short is a verb.

dead and short both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dead Yes Yes No Yes
short Yes Yes Yes Yes
As adverbs, dead and short are synonyms defined as:
  • dead and short: quickly and without warning
  • dead and short: happening unexpectedly
  • dead and short: on impulse; without premeditation
Other synonyms of dead include abruptly, all of a sudden, of a sudden, on the spur of the moment, suddenly.
dead (noun) short (noun)
people who are no longer living the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
dead (adjective) short (adjective)
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
the complete stoppage of an action primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
not surviving in active use low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
physically inactive of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
devoid of activity not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
lacking resilience or bounce tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown marked by rude or peremptory shortness
devoid of physical sensation; numb lacking foresight or scope
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive of insufficient quantity to meet a need
no longer having force or relevance less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
unerringly accurate
not circulating or flowing
very tired
drained of electric charge; discharged
not yielding a return
lacking acoustic resonance
dead (verb) short (verb)
create a short circuit in
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
dead (adverb) short (adverb)
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation 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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