Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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short | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
short (noun) | low (noun) |
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the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving |
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed | a low level or position or degree |
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference | an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation |
short (adjective) | low (adjective) |
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(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range | being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension |
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length | less than normal in degree or intensity or amount |
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration | used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency |
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal | of the most contemptible kind |
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration | filled with melancholy and despondency |
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices | subdued or brought low in condition or status |
tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening | low or inferior in station or quality |
marked by rude or peremptory shortness | no longer sufficient |
lacking foresight or scope | very low in volume |
of insufficient quantity to meet a need | unrefined in character |
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so |
short (verb) | low (verb) |
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create a short circuit in | make a low noise, characteristic of bovines |
cheat someone by not returning him enough money |
short (adverb) | low (adverb) |
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in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner | in a low position; near the ground |
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 |