Shunt

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Shunt

Verb

To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
To provide with a shunt.
"to shunt a galvanometer"
To move data in memory to a physical disk.
To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.

Noun

An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
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.
An abnormal passage between body channels.
A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.

Anagrams of Shunt

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

20 words can be made from the letters in "shunt":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

huns hunt huts nuts shun shut stun thus tuns tush

3-LETTER WORDS

hun hut nth nus nut sun tun uns uts

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "shunt" and rearranging:

+ahaunts unhats

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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