What it means
- (noun) An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
- (noun) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
- (noun) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
- (noun) An abnormal passage between body channels.
- (noun) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
- (noun) A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
- (noun) A minor collision between vehicles.
- (verb) To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
- (verb) To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
- (verb) To provide with a shunt. “to shunt a galvanometer”
- (verb) To move data in memory to a physical disk.
- (verb) To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
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Letter analysis
- Shunt contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 8.
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Other 5-letter words
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- aback
- abaft
- abase
- abash
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abeam
- abets
- abhor
- abide
- abler
- abode
- abort
- about
- above
- abuse
Words starting with SHU
- shuck
- shucked
- shucking
- shucks
- shuckses
- shudder
- shuddered
- shuddering
- shudders
- shuffle
- shuffleboard
- shuffleboards
- shuffled
- shuffler
- shufflers
- shuffles
- shuffling
- shun
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Common questions
What does Shunt mean?
An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
What are the anagrams of Shunt?
Valid anagrams: hunts.
How many letters are in Shunt?
Shunt has 5 letters.
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