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shortening
shortening is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Shorten. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1present participle
of Shorten
- 2noun
The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
- 3noun
That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
- 4noun
act of decreasing in length
"the dress needs shortening"
- 5noun
fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
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