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shunt
Overview of noun shunt
The noun shunt has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) shunt -- (a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt")
2. (1) shunt, electrical shunt, bypass -- (a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current)
3. shunt -- (implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body)
Overview of verb shunt
The verb shunt has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) shunt -- (transfer to another track, of trains)
2. shunt -- (provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shunt
3 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
=> passage, passageway
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
=> conductor
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
shunt
=> implant
=> prosthesis, prosthetic device
=> corrective, restorative
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun shunt
1 of 3 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
=> bypass
=> portacaval shunt
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shunt
3 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
=> passage, passageway
Sense 2
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
=> conductor
Sense 3
shunt
=> implant
Antonyms of noun shunt
Member Holonyms of noun shunt
Substance Holonyms of noun shunt
Part Holonyms of noun shunt
1 of 3 senses of shunt
Sense 2
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
PART OF: circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
Member Meronyms of noun shunt
Substance Meronyms of noun shunt
Part Meronyms of noun shunt
Meronyms of noun shunt
Holonyms of noun shunt
1 of 3 senses of shunt
Sense 2
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
PART OF: circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
Attributes of noun shunt
Derived Forms of noun shunt
1 of 3 senses of shunt
Sense 2
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
RELATED TO>(verb) shunt#2
=> shunt
Domain of noun shunt
Domain Terms of noun shunt
Familiarity of noun shunt
shunt used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun shunt
3 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
> passage, passageway
=> birth canal
=> meatus
=> orifice, opening, porta
=> duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
=> sinusoid
=> carpal tunnel
=> root canal
=> esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet
=> epicardia
=> fauces
=> fistula, sinus
=> shunt
Sense 2
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
> conductor
=> busbar, bus
=> cable, line, transmission line
=> cord, electric cord
=> electrode
=> heat sink
=> lightning rod, lightning conductor
=> semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor
=> shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
=> waveguide, wave guide
=> wire, conducting wire
Sense 3
shunt
> implant
=> artificial heart
=> artificial joint
=> breast implant
=> dental implant
=> heart valve
=> lens implant
=> penile implant
=> shunt
Meronyms of noun shunt
3 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
=> passage, passageway
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 2
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
=> conductor
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
shunt
=> implant
=> prosthesis, prosthetic device
=> corrective, restorative
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun shunt
1 of 3 senses of shunt
Sense 2
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
PART OF: circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
PART OF: electronic equipment
Grep of noun shunt
electrical shunt
portacaval shunt
shunt
shunt circuit
shunter
Antonyms of verb shunt
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shunt
2 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
=> transfer, shift
=> move, displace
Sense 2
shunt
=> deviate
=> divert
=> send, direct
=> move, displace
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shunt
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shunt
2 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
=> transfer, shift
Sense 2
shunt
=> deviate
'Cause To' of verb shunt
Derived Forms of verb shunt
2 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
RELATED TO>(noun) shunter#1
=> shunter
Sense 2
shunt
RELATED TO>(noun) shunt#2
=> shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
Domain of verb shunt
Domain Terms of verb shunt
Familiarity of verb shunt
shunt used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb shunt
2 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
shunt
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb shunt
2 senses of shunt
Sense 1
shunt
> transfer, shift
=> transpose
=> shunt
=> carry
=> shuffle
=> transship
=> bunker
=> carry over, carry forward
=> remove, transfer
=> translocate
Sense 2
shunt
> deviate
=> perturb
=> perturb
=> shunt
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shunt
Sense 1
shunt
=> transfer, shift
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Sense 2
shunt
=> deviate
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Grep of verb shunt
shunt
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