Shortening
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shortening is a noun meaning verbal noun of shorten: the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
Meaning
verbal noun of shorten: the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of shorten
- (US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat frying.
Word Forms
- shortenings
Antonyms for shortening
Common opposites include extension, lengthening.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abridge, reduce, expurgate, bowdlerize, bowdlerise, cut.
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