short-cut

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt kuht]
- /ʃɔrt kʌt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt kuht]
- /ʃɔrt kʌt/

Definitions of short-cut word

verb with object short-cut to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut. 1
verb without object short-cut to use or take a shortcut. 1

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Origin of short-cut

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Short-cut

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Short-cut

short-cut popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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