shortcut
Syllables: short·cut/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/
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British/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/
shortcut noun: a path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths. Also the ellipsis of keyboard shortcut.
Noun
shortcut (plural shortcuts)
- A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
- A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
- East Midlands Railway is introducing new shortcuts for claiming compensation in the event of late-running services.2021 November 3, “Network News: EMR changes claims process”, in RAIL, number 943, page 15
- A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.
- There are shortcuts to some of my favourite applications on my desktop.
Verb
shortcut (third-person singular simple present shortcuts, present participle shortcutting, simple past and past participle shortcutted or shortcut)
- To take or use a shortcut
Also used as
shortcut is also the ellipsis of keyboard shortcut.
shortcut meaning in Malayalam, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian
shortcut in Malayalam
- path
- കുറുക്കുവഴി kuṟukkuvaḻi
- method
- കുറുക്കുവഴി kuṟukkuvaḻi
shortcut in Tagalog
- path
- laktod, gitis
- method
- laktod, gitis
- file
- laktod
shortcut in Malay
- path
- pintasan
shortcut in Indonesian
- path
- jalan pintas
- file
- pintasan
More languagesFewer languages
- shortcut in Thai
- ทางลัด thang lad
- shortcut in Vietnamese
- lối tắt, đường tắt
Examples of shortcut in a sentence
- Do you know the way to the airport? Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.
- Do you think we should let him in on the shortcut?
- There's a shortcut to the shops through this leafy lane.
Forms of shortcut
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | shortcuts |
| alternative form | short cut |
| alternative form | short-cut |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | shortcuts |
| present participle | shortcutting |
| past participle | shortcutted |
| past | shortcutted |
| past participle | shortcut |
| past | shortcut |
Origin of shortcut
From short + cut.
Words formed from shortcut
Phrases with shortcut
Questions about shortcut
- What does shortcut mean?
- Shortcut means a path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
- What is shortcut in Malayalam?
- Shortcut in Malayalam is കുറുക്കുവഴി (kuṟukkuvaḻi). See Shortcut meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is shortcut?
- Shortcut can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce shortcut?
- Shortcut is pronounced /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of shortcut?
- The plural of shortcut is shortcuts.
Words near shortcut in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shortcut (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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