shortenings

Meanings

Noun

• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
• act of decreasing in length
• plural of shortening

Verb

• make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
• make short or shorter
• become short or shorter
• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Synonyms

abbreviate, abridge, bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, contract, cut, expurgate, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, shortening

Antonyms

expand, lengthen