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short vs con

con vs short

short and con both are nouns.

short is an adjective but con is not an adjective.

short and con both are verbs.

short and con both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
short Yes Yes Yes Yes
con Yes No Yes Yes
As verbs, con is a hypernym of short; that is, con is a word with a broader meaning than short:
  • short: cheat someone by not returning him enough money
  • con: deprive of by deceit
Other hypernyms of short include bunco, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize.
short (noun) con (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed an argument opposed to a proposal
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
short (adjective) con (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
short (verb) con (verb)
create a short circuit in commit to memory; learn by heart
cheat someone by not returning him enough money deprive of by deceit
short (adverb) con (adverb)
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
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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