length vs shortcut

length

noun
  • Distance between the two ends of a line segment. 

  • The number of cards held in a particular suit. 

  • duration. 

  • A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines. 

  • The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object. 

  • The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race. 

  • Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something. 

  • The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman. 

  • Total extent. 

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 

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