Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short-cut

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: short---cut
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of shortcut.

verb

Alternative spelling of shortcut.

Example Sentences

"Boats, too, could be dragged overland, short-cutting the voyage from the Clyde to the Western Isles."

Inflected Forms

short-cuts (plural) short-cuts (present, singular) short-cutting (participle, present)

Questions

What does short-cut mean?: Alternative spelling of shortcut.

How to pronounce short-cut

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