As adjectives the difference between short and shortish

is that short is having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically while shortish is sort of short, short to a degree, moderately short.

As an adverb short

is abruptly, curtly, briefly.

As a noun short

is a short circuit.

As a verb short

is to cause a short circuit in (something).

As a preposition short

is deficient in.

As a proper noun Short

is {{surname}.

As a noun degree

is a step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.

As an adjective shortish is

sort of short, short to a degree, moderately short.

As adjectives the difference between moderate and shortish

is that moderate is not excessive; acting in moderation while shortish is sort of short, short to a degree, moderately short.

As a noun moderate

is one who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.

As a verb moderate

is to reduce the excessiveness of (something).

In music|lang=en terms the difference between pitch and sharped

is that pitch is (music) in an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by while sharped is (music) (sharp).

As verbs the difference between pitch and sharped

is that pitch is to cover or smear with pitch or pitch can be (senseid)to throw or pitch can be to produce a note of a given pitch while sharped is (music) (sharp).

As a noun pitch

is a sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap or pitch can be a throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand or pitch can be (music) the perceived frequency of a sound or note.

As an adjective sharped is

(music) raised in pitch by half a note made into a sharp note.

As nouns the difference between explorer and oceanaut

is that explorer is one who explores something while oceanaut is an explorer in a submarine.

As nouns the difference between submarine and oceanaut

is that submarine is a boat that can go underwater while oceanaut is an explorer in a submarine.

As an adjective submarine

is undersea.

As a verb submarine

is to operate or serve on a submarine.

As nouns the difference between underwater and oceanaut

is that underwater is underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean while oceanaut is an explorer in a submarine.

As an adjective underwater

is (not comparable) beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.

As an adverb underwater

is going beneath the surface of the water.

As a verb underwater

is (agriculture|horticulture) to water or irrigate insufficiently.

As an adjective scientific

is of, or having to do with science.

As a noun oceanaut is

an explorer in a submarine.

Aquanaut is a see also of oceanaut.

As nouns the difference between aquanaut and oceanaut

is that aquanaut is an underwater explorer while oceanaut is an explorer in a submarine.

Scapulae is an alternative form of scapulas.

As nouns the difference between scapulae and scapulas

is that scapulae is (scapula) while scapulas is .