shunt vs circuit

shunt and circuit both are nouns.

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

shunt (noun)	circuit (noun)
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body	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 passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another	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

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