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Definition of shorten
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of shorten is as below...
Shorten
(v. i.) To
become
short or
shorter;
as, the day
shortens
in
northern
latitudes
from June to
December;
a
metallic
rod
shortens
by
cold..
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Esquire
::
Esquire
(n.)
Originally,
a
shield-bearer
or
armor-bearer,
an
attendant
on a
knight;
in
modern
times,
a title of
dignity
next in
degree
below
knight
and above
gentleman;
also, a title of
office
and
courtesy;
-- often
shortened
to
squire..
Detuncate
::
Detuncate
(v. t.) To
shorten
by
cutting;
to cut off; to lop off.
Abbreviator
::
Abbreviator
(n.) One who
abbreviates
or
shortens.
Sheepshank
::
Sheepshank
(n.) A hitch by which a rope may be
temporarily
shortened.
Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.) The act or
process
of
contracting,
shortening,
or
shrinking;
the state of being
contracted;
as,
contraction
of the
heart,
of the pupil of the eye, or of a
tendion;
the
contraction
produced
by
cold..
Roll
::
Roll (v.) A kind of
shortened
raised
biscuit
or
bread,
often
rolled
or
doubled
upon
itself..
Abridge
::
Abridge
(v. t.) To
shorten
or
contract
by using fewer
words,
yet
retaining
the
sense;
to
epitomize;
to
condense;
as, to
abridge
a
history
or
dictionary..
Abbreviate
::
Abbreviate
(a.)
Abbreviated;
abridged;
shortened.
Fake
::
Fake (v. t.) To
manipulate
fraudulently,
so as to make an
object
appear
better
or other than it
really
is; as, to fake a
bulldog,
by
burning
his upper lip and thus
artificially
shortening
it..
Contract
::
Contract
(n.) To
shorten
by
omitting
a
letter
or
letters
or by
reducing
two or more
vowels
or
syllables
to one.
Shortening
::
Shortening
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Shorte.
Shoot
::
Shoot (n.) An
inclined
plane,
either
artificial
or
natural,
down which
timber,
coal, etc., are
caused
to
slide;
also, a
narrow
passage,
either
natural
or
artificial,
in a
stream,
where the water
rushes
rapidly;
esp., a
channel,
having
a swift
current,
connecting
the ends of a bend in the
stream,
so as to
shorten
the
course..
Aphetize
::
Aphetize
(v. t.) To
shorten
by
aphesis.
Shortening
::
Shortening
(n.) That which
renders
pastry
short or
friable,
as
butter,
lard, etc..
Quicken
::
Quicken
(a.) To
shorten
the
radius
of (a
curve);
to make (a
curve)
sharper;
as, to
quicken
the
sheer,
that is, to make its curve more
pronounced..
Brigadier General
::
Brigadier
general
() An
officer
in rank next above a
colonel,
and below a major
general.
He
commands
a
brigade,
and is
sometimes
called,
by a
shortening
of his
title,
simple
a
brigadier..
Shortening
::
Shortening
(n.) The act of
making
or
becoming
short or
shorter.
Sackbut
::
Sackbut
(n.) A brass wind
instrument,
like a bass
trumpet,
so
contrived
that it can be
lengthened
or
shortened
according
to the tone
required;
-- said to be the same as the
trombone..
Pullman Car
::
Pullman
car () A kind of
sleeping
car; also, a
palace
car; -- often
shortened
to
Pullman..
Foreshortening
::
Foreshortening
(n.)
Representation
in a
foreshortened
mode or way.
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