shunt
verb
°To turn away or aside.
°To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages etc from one train to another.
noun
°A switch on a railway.
°A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electric circuit.

scad
noun
°any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
°a large number or quantity (usually used in the plural).

cacophonous
adjective
°Containing, consisting of or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
synonyms: inharmonious, unmusical, unmelodic