career vs shortcut

career

noun
  • A jouster's path during a joust. 

  • General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it. 

  • One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession. 

  • The flight of a hawk. 

adj
  • Synonym of serial (“doing something repeatedly or regularly as part of one's lifestyle or career”) 

verb
  • To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way. 

shortcut

noun
  • A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths. 

  • A keyboard shortcut: a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation. 

  • A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps. 

  • A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it. 

verb
  • To take or use a shortcut 

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