parcel vs short

short vs parcel

parcel and short both are nouns.

parcel is not an adjective while short is an adjective.

parcel and short both are verbs.

parcel is not an adverb while short is an adverb.

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

As nouns, short is a hyponym of parcel; that is, short is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than parcel:

parcel: an extended area of land
short: the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

Other hyponyms of parcel include baseball diamond, diamond, infield, center, center field, centerfield, centre, left, left field, leftfield, outfield, right, right field, rightfield, railway yard, railyard, yard, desert, oasis, battlefield, battleground, field, field of battle, field of honor, minefield, breeding ground, clearing, glade, field, field of fire, grounds, athletic field, field, playing area, playing field, industrial park, grassland, mud flat, parade ground, fairground, midway, fairway, park, parkland, common, commons, green, park, picnic area, picnic ground, public square, square, toll plaza, range, sector, land site, site, subdivision, mine field, terrain, patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of land, lot, yard, yard.

parcel (noun)	short (noun)
the allotment of some amount by dividing something	the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
a wrapped container	the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together	accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
an extended area of land

parcel (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

parcel (verb)	short (verb)
make into a wrapped container	create a short circuit in
cover with strips of canvas	cheat someone by not returning him enough money
divide into parts

parcel (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

Difference between parcel and short

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