little vs short

short vs little

little and short both are nouns.

little and short both are adjectives.

little is not a verb while short is a verb.

little and short both are adverbs.

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

As adjectives, little and short are synonyms defined as:

little and short: low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal

little (noun)	short (noun)
a small amount or duration	the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
	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

little (adjective)	short (adjective)
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal	(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent	(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some	primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)	low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
lowercase	of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
(of a voice) faint	not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
(informal) small and of little importance	tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
(of children and animals) young, immature	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

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

little (adverb)	short (adverb)
not much	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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