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poor vs short

short vs poor

poor and short both are nouns.

poor and short both are adjectives.

poor is not a verb while short is a verb.

poor is not an adverb while short is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poor Yes Yes No No
short Yes Yes Yes Yes
As adjectives, poor and short are synonyms defined as:
  • poor and short: of insufficient quantity to meet a need
Other synonyms of poor include inadequate, jejune.
poor (noun) short (noun)
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) 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
poor (adjective) short (adjective)
having little money or few possessions (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
lacking in quality or substances (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
characterized by or indicating poverty primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
of insufficient quantity to meet a need low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
deserving or inciting pity 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
poor (verb) short (verb)
create a short circuit in
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
poor (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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