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shortening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | step-down, decrease, diminution, reduction |
| Has types | cutting off, muscle contraction, muscular contraction, truncation, contraction, cut, cutting, abbreviation |
| Derivation | shorten |
the dress needs shortening.
shortening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | edible fat |
Examples of shortening
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Guess they'll be shortening their morning coffee breaks to 20mins instead of 30.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Make pie crust at home with vegetable oil instead of butter, shortening or lard.
From the newsobserver.com
With two knives cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
From the al.com
Harmon's focus has been shortening the swing Mickelson showed him two years ago.
From the latimes.com
In large bowl, beat butter, shortening and sugar until combined, about 1 minute.
From the dailyherald.com
Plunge your hands into the bowl and pick up a lump of shortening and some flour.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Cut in butter and shortening until mixture is crumbly, and sprinkle over apples.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Carriers who remained on this regimen showed no evidence of telomere shortening.
From the sciencedaily.com
Should the crust be made with butter, shortening, lard or two of those combined?
From the washingtonpost.com
- Fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- Act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"
- (shorten) make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
- (shorten) abridge: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
- (shorten) bowdlerize: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
- (shortened) sawed-off: cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use"
- Shortening is a semisolid fat used in food preparation, especially baked goods, and is so called because it promotes a "short" or crumbly texture (as in shortbread). Shortening is fat or lard from an animal or vegetable. ...
- Shorten (SHN) is a file format used for compressing audio data. It is a form of data compression of files and is used to losslessly compress CD-quality audio files (44.1 kHz 16-bit stereo PCM). ...
- Solid fat, such as butter, lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil, used to make shortcrust pastry; Verbal noun form of shorten
