route vs shortcut
shortcut vs routeroute and shortcut both are nouns.
route is a verb but shortcut is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| route | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| shortcut | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
shortcut is a hyponym of
route; that is, shortcut is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
route:
- route: an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- shortcut: a route shorter than the usual one
Other hyponyms of route include
access road, slip road, bypath, byroad, byway, causeway, clearway, corduroy, detour, roundabout way, drive, parkway, drive, driveway, private road, highway, main road, line, rail line, railway line, post road, roadway, crosscut, cutoff, side road, skid road, speedway, thoroughfare, cart track, cartroad, track, turnoff.
| route (noun) | shortcut (noun) |
|---|---|
| an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation | a route shorter than the usual one |
| an established line of travel or access |
| route (verb) | shortcut (verb) |
|---|---|
| send via a specific route | |
| divert in a specified direction | |
| send documents or materials to appropriate destinations |
Words related to "route"
- Northwest Passage
- access road
- air lane
- airway
- approach pattern
- beat
- beeline
- bend
- berm
- bus route
- bypath
- byroad
- byway
- carrefour
- cart track
- cartroad
- causeway
- celestial orbit
- circle
- circuit
- clearway
- corduroy
- crest
- crosscut
- crossing
- crossroad
- crossway
- crown
- curve
- cutoff
- data track
- despatch
- detour
- direct
- direction
- dispatch
- divert
- drive
- driveway
- electron orbit
- fairway
- feeder line
- flight path
- flyway
- highway
- intersection
- itinerary
- line
- line of fire
- line of flight
- line of march
- main line
- main road
- migration route
- orbit
- paper round
- paper route
- parkway
- path
- pattern
- pavement
- paving
- post road
- private road
- rail line
- railway line
- road
- roadbed
- roadway
- rotary
- round
- roundabout
- roundabout way
- send
- send off
- shortcut
- shoulder
- side road
- skid road
- skyway
- slip road
- speedway
- supply line
- supply route
- thoroughfare
- track
- trade route
- traffic circle
- traffic pattern
- turnaround
- turnoff
- turnout
- way
- widening
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