shunt

NOUNVERB /ʃənt/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

shunt is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4U1N1T1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does shunt mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.

BROADER
2

A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another.

“an arteriovenus shunt”

3

Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body.

BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt.

BROADER
2

Transfer to another track, of trains.

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