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short vs poor

poor vs short

short and poor both are nouns.

short and poor both are adjectives.

short is a verb but poor is not a verb.

short is an adverb but poor is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
short Yes Yes Yes Yes
poor Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, short and poor are synonyms defined as:
  • short and poor: of insufficient quantity to meet a need
Other synonyms of short include inadequate, jejune.
short (noun) poor (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
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) poor (adjective)
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range having little money or few possessions
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length lacking in quality or substances
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration characterized by or indicating poverty
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal of insufficient quantity to meet a need
of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration deserving or inciting pity
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) poor (verb)
create a short circuit in
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
short (adverb) poor (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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