Keyboard Shortcuts

noun a shorter or quicker way to reach a destination or achieve a goal

• The software engineer found a shortcut in the code to improve the efficiency of the program.
• If you take the shortcut through the park, you'll get to the coffee shop faster.
• Let's take the shortcut through the back alley to avoid the traffic.
• There are no shortcuts to success; hard work and dedication are necessary.

noun a mark made on a surface by a movement of a hand or an object

verb to hit or propel (the ball) with a smoothly executed stroke

• A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients.
• My grandfather suffered a stroke last year but he has been recovering well with physical therapy.
• I can't believe she aced that presentation, she totally stroked it!
• His brush strokes on the canvas were so fluid and expressive, it was like watching a dance.