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short vs dead

dead vs short

short and dead both are nouns.

short and dead both are adjectives.

short is a verb but dead is not a verb.

short and dead both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
short Yes Yes Yes Yes
dead Yes Yes No Yes
As adverbs, short and dead are synonyms defined as:
  • short and dead: quickly and without warning
  • short and dead: happening unexpectedly
  • short and dead: on impulse; without premeditation
Other synonyms of short include abruptly, all of a sudden, of a sudden, on the spur of the moment, suddenly.
short (noun) dead (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base people who are no longer living
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
short (adjective) dead (adjective)
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration the complete stoppage of an action
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal not surviving in active use
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration physically inactive
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices devoid of activity
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening lacking resilience or bounce
marked by rude or peremptory shortness out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
lacking foresight or scope devoid of physical sensation; numb
of insufficient quantity to meet a need (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so no longer having force or relevance
unerringly accurate
not circulating or flowing
very tired
drained of electric charge; discharged
not yielding a return
lacking acoustic resonance
short (verb) dead (verb)
create a short circuit in
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
short (adverb) dead (adverb)
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
at a disadvantage quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
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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