beeline
Straight, swift path
A beeline is the most direct route between two points, as a bee supposedly flies straight back to its hive.
The word appears almost exclusively in the phrase make a beeline for: She made a beeline for the buffet table.
To make a beeline is to head somewhere quickly and directly, without detours or hesitation.
Not curved or crooked
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- shortestLeast long of all
- quickestMost rapid in speed
- unswervingFirmly constant in direction
undeviating · direct · route · path · course · linear · immediate · efficient
Intended arrival point
- goalDesired end result
- aimPurpose or direction
- focusConcentrated attention point
- objectivePurpose or goal
endpoint · mark · target · headed · zeroed · homing · pursuit · sought
dash
Quick burst or pinch
speed · race · bolt · dart · hustle · scurry · hasten · quick · rapid · fast
straight
Not curved or crooked
unswerving · undeviating · direct · route · path · course · linear · immediate · efficient · optimal
destination
Intended arrival point
objective · endpoint · mark · target · headed · zeroed · homing · pursuit · sought · intent
make
To bring into being
toward · immediately · directly · promptly · set-off
bee
Stinging nectar gatherer
foraging · pollen · flower · scout · return · colony · instinct · navigation
beelinescenic route
Road selected for beauty
detour · zigzag · meandering path · long way around · winding path