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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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Retraction
::
Retraction
(n.) The act of
retracting
or
shortening;
as, the
retraction
of a
severed
muscle;
the
retraction
of a
sinew..
Cut-off
::
Cut-off
(n.) That which cuts off or
shortens,
as a
nearer
passage
or
road..
Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.) The
process
of
shortening
an
operation.
Aphetic
::
Aphetic
(a.)
Shortened
by
dropping
a
letter
or a
syllable
from the
beginning
of a word; as, an
aphetic
word or
form..
Cut-out
::
Cut-out
(n.) A
species
of
switch
for
changing
the
current
from one
circuit
to
another,
or for
shortening
a
circuit..
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..
Abbreviator
::
Abbreviator
(n.) One who
abbreviates
or
shortens.
Alcohate
::
Alcohate
(n.)
Shortened
forms of
Alcoholate.
Shorten
::
Shorten
(a.) To
reduce
or
diminish
in
amount,
quantity,
or
extent;
to
lessen;
to
abridge;
to
curtail;
to
contract;
as, to
shorten
work, an
allowance
of food, etc..
Shorten
::
Shorten
(a.) To make short or
shorter
in
measure,
extent,
or time; as, to
shorten
distance;
to
shorten
a road; to
shorten
days of
calamity..
Brief
::
Brief (v. t.) To make an
abstract
or
abridgment
of; to
shorten;
as, to brief
pleadings..
Abridge
::
Abridge
(v. t.) To make
shorter;
to
shorten
in
duration;
to
lessen;
to
diminish;
to
curtail;
as, to
abridge
labor;
to
abridge
power or
rights..
Shortening
::
Shortening
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Shorte.
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..
Della Crusca
::
Della
Crusca
() A
shortened
form of
Accademia
della
Crusca,
an
academy
in
Florence,
Italy,
founded
in the 16th
century,
especially
for
conserving
the
purity
of the
Italian
language..
Pullman Car
::
Pullman
car () A kind of
sleeping
car; also, a
palace
car; -- often
shortened
to
Pullman..
Enough
::
Enough
(interj.)
An
exclamation
denoting
sufficiency,
being a
shortened
form of it is
enough..
Shortening
::
Shortening
(n.) That which
renders
pastry
short or
friable,
as
butter,
lard, etc..
Shorten
::
Shorten
(a.) To make
deficient
(as to); to
deprive;
-- with of.
Contract
::
Contract
(n.) To draw
together
or
nearer;
to
reduce
to a less
compass;
to
shorten,
narrow,
or
lessen;
as, to
contract
one's
sphere
of
action..
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