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tall vs short

short vs tall

tall and short both are nouns.

tall and short both are adjectives.

tall is not a verb while short is a verb.

tall is not an adverb while short is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tall Yes Yes No No
short Yes Yes Yes Yes
tall (noun) short (noun)
a garment size for a tall person the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
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
tall (adjective) short (adjective)
great in vertical dimension; high in stature (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
impressively difficult (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
too improbable to admit of belief primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
lofty in style low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
having a specified height 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
tall (verb) short (verb)
create a short circuit in
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
tall (adverb) short (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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