Synonyms for shortening
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Noun
reduction, abridgment US, abridgement UK, contraction, fat, abbreviation, curtailment, retrenchment
Definitions
- n. 1
Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat frying.
Forms
- Plural
- shortenings → reductions, abridgments, contractions, fats…
Example sentences
- reduction A further reduction would make us go into the red.
- contraction Hiccups are involuntary contraction of the diaphragm.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shortening | falling | |
| reduction | falling | |
| contraction | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fat1
- 9 letters
- reduction3
- 10 letters
- abridgment
- 11 letters
- contraction3, curtailment3, abridgement3
- 12 letters
- abbreviation5, retrenchment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reduction3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- raccourcissement