shortening
Definitions
Noun
- Fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- Act of decreasing in length
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
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "shortening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sharpening | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | chaperoning | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | shriveling | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shortening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shooting | 2 | 48 |
| 2 | shouting | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | sporting | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | softening | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | shorten | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | heartening | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | sharpening | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | sorting | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | disheartening | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | shorting | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | schoening | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | shoring | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | horning | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | smartening | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | portending | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | shortchanging | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | storting | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | snorting | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | shortens | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | shirting | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "shortening" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "shortening" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "shortening" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shortening".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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