short vs piece of ground

piece of ground vs short

short and piece of ground both are nouns.

short is an adjective but piece of ground is not an adjective.

short is a verb but piece of ground is not a verb.

short is an adverb but piece of ground is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
short	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
piece of ground	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, piece of ground is a hypernym of short; that is, piece of ground is a word with a broader meaning than short:

short: the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
piece of ground: an extended area of land

Other hypernyms of short include parcel, parcel of land, piece of land, tract.

short (noun)	piece of ground (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base	an extended area of land
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)	piece of ground (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)	piece of ground (verb)
create a short circuit in
cheat someone by not returning him enough money

short (adverb)	piece of ground (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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