shortcut

shortcut
Synonyms and related words:
air lane, air line, axis, beat, beeline, bypass, chord, circuit, course, cut, cutoff, diagonal, diameter, direct line, directrix, edge, flight path, great-circle course, itinerary, line, normal, orbit, path, perpendicular, primrose path, radius, radius vector, right line, road, round, route, run, sea lane, secant, segment, shortest way, side, straight, straight course, straight line, straight stretch, straightaway, streamline, tangent, tour, track, trade route, traject, trajectory, trajet, transversal, vector, walk

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  • shortcut — [shôrtkut΄] n. 1. a shorter way to get to the same place 2. any way of saving time, effort, expense, etc. vt. shortcut, shortcutting to make shorter, as by using a shortcut vi. to take or use a shortcut …   English World dictionary

  • shortcut — “path not as long as the ordinary way,” 1610s, from SHORT (Cf. short) (adj.) + CUT (Cf. cut). Figurative use is older (1580s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • shortcut — (izg. šȍrtkat) m DEFINICIJA inform. 1. ikona na desktopu koja predstavlja skraćeni, brži put preko kojeg se dolazi do željene datoteke ili programa; prečica 2. kombinacija tipaka do neke funkcije ili radnje; veza ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • shortcut — n. 1) to take a shortcut 2) a shortcut to (a shortcut to success) * * * to take a shortcut a shortcut to (a shortcut to success) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Shortcut — The word shortcut may have the following specific meanings, besides its generic meaning of a shorter route or smaller effort.*Computer shortcut, a file that contains only the location of another file in the computer *Keyboard shortcuts, a… …   Wikipedia

  • shortcut — I. noun Date: 1637 1. a route more direct than the one ordinarily taken 2. a method or means of doing something more directly and quickly than and often not so thoroughly as by ordinary procedure < a shortcut to success > II. verb ( cut; cutting) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Shortcut — Tastaturkürzel; Tastaturkurzbefehl * * * I Shortcut   [dt. »Kürzel«], Dateneingabe: Tastenkombination oder Schnelltaste. II Shortcut   [dt. »Kürzel«], Windows …   Universal-Lexikon

  • shortcut — short|cut [ ʃɔrt,kʌt ] noun count 1. ) a path or way of going somewhere that is quicker and shorter than the usual way: take a shortcut: On the way home we took a shortcut to avoid traffic. 2. ) a quicker way than usual to do or achieve something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shortcut — /ˈʃɔtkʌt/ (say shawtkut) adjective 1. of, relating to, or offering a short cut. –verb (shortcut, shortcutting) –verb (t) 2. to apply a short cut to: to shortcut a dispute. –verb (i) 3. to use a short cut …  

  • shortcut — {n.} A road shorter than the one that people normally take. * /We can save twenty minutes if we take this shortcut over the hill./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shortcut — {n.} A road shorter than the one that people normally take. * /We can save twenty minutes if we take this shortcut over the hill./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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