circuit vs shunt

circuit and shunt both are nouns.

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

circuit (noun)	shunt (noun)
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area	implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
movement once around a course	a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow	a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
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

circuit (verb)	shunt (verb)
make a circuit	transfer to another track, of trains
	provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt