bypass vs circuit

bypass and circuit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bypass	Yes	No	Yes	No
circuit	Yes	No	Yes	No

bypass (noun)	circuit (noun)
a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center	a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current	movement once around a course
a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)	an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
	a racetrack for automobile races
	(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
	an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
	the boundary line encompassing an area or object

bypass (verb)	circuit (verb)
avoid something unpleasant or laborious	make a circuit