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- [shawrt-kuht]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌkʌt/
- /ˈʃɔːt.kʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shawrt-kuht]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌkʌt/
Definitions of shortcut word
- noun shortcut a shorter or quicker way. 1
- noun shortcut a method, procedure, policy, etc., that reduces the time or energy needed to accomplish something. 1
- noun shortcut Computers. a link to a software application, file, or website, usually represented as a graphical icon that can be clicked on to quickly access or open it: You can create a desktop shortcut to a web page you've visited. Also called keyboard shortcut. hotkey. 1
- adjective shortcut constituting or providing a shorter or quicker way: shortcut methods. 1
- verb with object shortcut to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut. 1
- verb without object shortcut to use or take a shortcut. 1
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Origin of shortcut
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; short + cut
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shortcut
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shortcut popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shortcut usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shortcut
noun shortcut
- beeline — the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)
- byway — A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
- cross-cut — made or used for cutting crosswise.
- method — a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan: There are three possible methods of repairing this motor.
- modus — (legal, obsolete) The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.
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