foreshorten

foreshorten is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective.
2. transitive verb. Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination.
3. verb. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

   "The manuscript must be shortened"

   Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, shorten

4. verb. shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

Synonyms

abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, shorten

Common word forms

foreshortens, foreshortened, foreshortening

Words from these letters

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