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shortening

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verb

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.
"to shorten an allowance of food"
To take in the slack of (a rope).
To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

noun

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.

Word Statistics

Letter Count10 letters

Syllables3 syllables

Difficulty Level

Hard

Word FrequencyUncommon

Vowel Count3 vowels

Consonant Count7 consonants

Letter Analysis & Structure

Starts With"S" Ends With"G"

First LetterS

Last LetterG

Letter Breakdown

S

H

O

R

T

E

N

I

N

G

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