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Shortening
Meaning
Noun
●
In American English, Cooking & Fats and oils:
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.
●
verbal noun
of
shorten
: the process by which something is made
shorter
; a
reduction
in length.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of shorten
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Antonyms
Extension
Lengthening
Related
Narrowing
Lengthening
Reducing
Extending
Lowering
Tightening
Altering
Modifying
Elongating
Compressing
Thickening
Prolonging
Contraction
Thinning
Constriction
Halving
Loosening
Lessening
Shrinking
Limiting
Doubling
Widening
Minimizing
Decreasing
Stiffening
Changing
Increasing
Simplifying
Upping
Improving
Elongation
Length
Shrinkage
Enhancing
Deformation
Reduction
Decrease
Easing
Bending
Streamlining
Prolongation
Optimizing
Diminishing
Delaying
Compression
Accelerating
Adjusting
Slowing
Dilation
Twisting
Alteration
Swelling
Stiffness
Stretching
Eliminating
Fracture
Expanding
Mangling
Rupture
Raising
Cutting
Cutting Down
Speeding Up
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