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short vs little

little vs short

short and little both are nouns.

short and little both are adjectives.

short is a verb but little is not a verb.

short and little both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
short Yes Yes Yes Yes
little Yes Yes No Yes
As adjectives, short and little are synonyms defined as:
  • short and little: low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
short (noun) little (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base a small amount or duration
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
short (adjective) little (adjective)
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration lowercase
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices (of a voice) faint
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening (informal) small and of little importance
marked by rude or peremptory shortness (of children and animals) young, immature
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) little (verb)
create a short circuit in
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
short (adverb) little (adverb)
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner not much
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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