plural of shortening

(US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.

present participle of shorten

One who, or that which, shortens.

plural of shortener

That may be shortened.

A surname.

plural of Shorten

(transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate. / (intransitive) To become shorter. / (transitive) To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).

simple past tense and past participle of shorten