short vs brief

short and brief both are nouns.

short and brief both are adjectives.

short and brief both are verbs.

short is an adverb but brief is not an adverb.

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

short (noun)	brief (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base	a condensed written summary or abstract
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed	a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

short (adjective)	brief (adjective)
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range	concise and succinct
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length	(of clothing) very short
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration	of short duration or distance
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

short (verb)	brief (verb)
create a short circuit in	give essential information to someone
cheat someone by not returning him enough money

short (adverb)	brief (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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