crosscut vs waltz

crosscut

noun
  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

verb
  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

waltz

noun
  • A simple task. 

  • A ballroom dance in 3/4 time. 

  • A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time). 

verb
  • To dance the waltz (with). 

  • To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited. 

  • To move with fanfare. 

  • To accomplish a task with little effort. 

How often have the words crosscut and waltz occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )