Synonyms for shortcut


Grammar : Noun
Spell : shawrt-kuht
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɔrtˌkʌt


Définition of shortcut

Origin :
  • also short-cut, "path not as long as the ordinary way," 1610s, from short (adj.) + cut (n.). Figurative use is attested earlier (1580s).
  • noun bypass
Example sentences :
  • It is a shortcut indicating that the word should have two m's in succession.
  • Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner
  • However, I'm still hopeful of finding a shortcut through Laro.
  • Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • A shortcut brought me—I could wish it had been shorter still.
  • Extract from : « Plays by August Strindberg, Third Series » by August Strindberg
  • "Well, I've got to be one of them," she said in her shortcut American way.
  • Extract from : « The Messenger » by Elizabeth Robins
  • I don't want to walk up the hill, even if you do have a shortcut.
  • Extract from : « Baartock » by Lewis Roth
  • The jeep took a shortcut across the concrete fence, and left tire marks in the grass in front of the Fuels Department.
  • Extract from : « Wait for Weight » by Jack McKenty
  • Nanglaktud ku padúng sa simbahan, I took a shortcut to church.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff
  • Nagsyurtkat mi sa baul, We took a shortcut through the field.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff
  • The drug has provided you, and therefore me, with a shortcut to a very interesting experience.
  • Extract from : « Three John Silence Stories » by Algernon Blackwood
  • Betty Byrd held fast to Doris as they turned into the side wood road which was a shortcut to the old Dorchester highway.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Sleuths' Club » by Carol Norton

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