Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shorten

plural of Shorten

present participle of shorten

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

(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

plural of shortening

That may be shortened.

One who, or that which, shortens.

plural of shortener