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short vs parcel

parcel vs short

short and parcel both are nouns.

short is an adjective but parcel is not an adjective.

short and parcel both are verbs.

short is an adverb but parcel is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
short Yes Yes Yes Yes
parcel Yes No Yes No
As nouns, parcel is a hypernym of short; that is, parcel is a word with a broader meaning than short:
  • short: the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
  • parcel: an extended area of land
Other hypernyms of short include parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract.
short (noun) parcel (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base the allotment of some amount by dividing something
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed a wrapped container
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
an extended area of land
short (adjective) parcel (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) parcel (verb)
create a short circuit in make into a wrapped container
cheat someone by not returning him enough money cover with strips of canvas
divide into parts
short (adverb) parcel (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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