drove vs shortcut

drove

noun
  • A road or track along which cattle are habitually driven; a drove road. 

  • A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures. 

  • A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. 

  • A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively). 

  • The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel. 

  • A group of hares. 

  • A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface. 

verb
  • To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance. 

  • To finish (stone) with a drove chisel. 

  • simple past tense of drive 

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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