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shunt > 5 senses
NOUN1shuntA passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
2shunt, electrical shunt, bypassA conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
3shuntImplant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber
VERB1shuntTransfer to another track, of trains
2shuntProvide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
shunt > pronunciation
Soundsshah'nt
Rhymesabandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 658 more rhymes in ahnt...
shunt > noun 1, body
MeaningA passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another.
Examples"an arteriovenus shunt"
Broaderpassage, passageway
Narrowerbypass; portacaval shunt
shunt > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.
Synonymselectrical shunt, bypass
Part ofcircuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
Broaderconductor
Verbsshunt
shunt > noun 3, artifact
MeaningImplant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber. For draining fluids within the body.
Broaderimplant
shunt > verb 1, motion
MeaningTransfer to another track, of trains.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broadertransfer, shift
Nounsshunter
shunt > verb 2, motion
MeaningProvide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broaderdeviate
Nounsshunt

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