Small vs. Short
Difference Between Small and Short
Smalladjective
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
A small serving of ice cream.A small group.He made us all feel small.Shortadjective
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
Smalladjective
(figuratively) Young, as a child.
Remember when the children were small?Shortadjective
(of a person) Of comparatively little height.
Smalladjective
Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
Shortadjective
Having little duration; opposite of long.
Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it's been at least twenty minutes long.Smalladjective
Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
Shortadjective
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".Smalladjective
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
a small space of timeShortadjective
that is relatively close to the batsman.
Smalladverb
In a small fashion.
Shortadjective
that bounced relatively far from the batsman.
Smalladverb
In or into small pieces.
Shortadjective
that falls short of the green or the hole.
Smalladverb
(obsolete) To a small extent.
Shortadjective
(of pastries and metals) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of too much shortening. See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust.
Smallnoun
(rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
Shortadjective
Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
He gave a short answer to the question.Smallverb
To make little or less.
Shortadjective
Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
a short supply of provisionsSmallverb
(intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
Shortadjective
Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking.
to be short of moneyThe cashier came up short ten dollars on his morning shift.Smallnoun
the slender part of the back
Shortadjective
Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
an account which is short of the truthSmallnoun
a garment size for a small person
Shortadjective
(obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
Smalladjective
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;
a little dining rooma little housea small cara little (or small) groupa small voiceShortadjective
Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
I'm short General Motors because I think their sales are plunging.Smalladjective
limited in size or scope;
a small businessa newspaper with a modest circulationsmall-scale plansa pocket-size countryShortadverb
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street.He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting.The boss got a message and cut the meeting short.Smalladjective
low or inferior in station or quality;
a humble cottagea lowly parish priesta modest man of the peoplesmall beginningsShortadverb
Unawares.
The recent developments at work caught them short.Smalladjective
not fully grown;
what a big little boy you aresmall childrenShortadverb
Without achieving a goal or requirement.
His speech fell short of what was expected.Smalladjective
too small to be seen except under a microscope
Shortadverb
Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
Smalladjective
not large but sufficient in size or amount;
a modest salarymodest inflationhelped in my own small wayShortadverb
(finance) With a negative ownership position.
We went short most finance companies in July.Smalladjective
(of a voice) faint;
a little voicea still small voiceShortnoun
A short circuit.
Smalladjective
slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope;
a series of death struggles with small time in betweenShortnoun
A short film.
Smalladjective
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth);
her comments made me feel smallShortnoun
Used to indicate a short-length version of a size
38 short suits fit me right off the rack.Do you have that size in a short.Smalladjective
lowercase;
little asmall ae.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule lettersShortnoun
(baseball) A shortstop.
Jones smashes a grounder between third and short.Smalladjective
have fine or very small constituent particles;
a small misty rainShortnoun
(finance) A short seller.
The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne.Smalladverb
on a small scale;
think smallShortnoun
(finance) A short sale.
He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months.Shortnoun
A summary account.
Shortnoun
(phonetics) A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
Shortnoun
(programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
Shortverb
(transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
Shortverb
(intransitive) Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
Shortverb
(transitive) To shortchange.
Shortverb
(transitive) To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
This is the third time I've caught them shorting us.Shortverb
To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
Shortverb
(obsolete) To shorten.
Shortpreposition
Deficient in.
We are short a few men on the second shift.He's short common sense.Shortpreposition
(finance) Having a negative position in.
I don't want to be short the market going into the weekend.Shortnoun
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
Shortnoun
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
Shortnoun
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base
Shortverb
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
Shortverb
create a short-circuit in
Shortadjective
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration;
a short lifea short flighta short holidaya short storyonly a few short monthsShortadjective
primarily spatial sense; having little length or lacking in length;
short skirtsshort hairthe board was a foot shorta short tossShortadjective
low in stature; not tall;
his was short and stockyshort in staturea short smokestackShortadjective
not sufficient to meet a need;
an inadequate incomea poor salarymoney is shorton short rationsfood is in short supplyshort on experienceShortadjective
not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices;
a short saleshort in cottonShortadjective
of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt')
Shortadjective
containing a large amount of shortening; therefore tender and easy to crumble or break into flakes;
shortbread is a short crumbly cookiea short flaky pie crustShortadjective
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so;
a light pounda scant cup of sugarregularly gives short weightShortadjective
used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration
Shortadjective
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range;
a short memoryShortadjective
lacking foresight or scope;
a short view of the problemshortsighted policiesshortsighted critics derided the planmyopic thinkingShortadjective
unwilling to endure;
she was short with the slower studentsShortadjective
quickly aroused to anger;
a hotheaded commanderShortadjective
most direct;
took the shortest and most direct route to townShortadjective
marked by rude or peremptory shortness;
try to cultivate a less brusque mannera curt replythe salesgirl was very short with himShortadverb
quickly and without warning;
he stopped suddenlyShortadverb
without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold;
he made his fortune by selling short just before the crashShortadverb
clean across;
the car's axle snapped shortShortadverb
at some point or distance before a goal is reached;
he fell short of our expectationsShortadverb
so as to interrupt;
She took him up short before he could continueShortadverb
at a disadvantage;
I was caught shortShortadverb
tightly;
she caught him up short on his lapelShortadverb
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner;
he told me curtly to get on with ithe talked short with everyonehe said shortly that he didn't like it
