3syllables
shortening
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Definitions ofshortening
1verb
- To make shorter; to abbreviate.
- To become shorter.
- To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
- To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
- To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
Example: "to shorten an allowance of food"
- To take in the slack of (a rope).
- To reduce (sail) by taking it in.
1noun
- Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.
- Verbal noun of shorten - a reduction in length.
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