shortening English

Meaning shortening meaning

What does shortening mean?

shortening

— noun fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

— noun act of decreasing in length the dress needs shortening

Synonyms shortening synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as shortening?

shortening English » English

abbreviation

grease

curtailment

contraction

abridgement

shrinking

reduction

lessening

lard

kerosene

gasoline

fat

decrease

truncation

shorten

retrenchment

reducing

reduce

petrolium

oil

minification

marge

margarine

margarin

diminishing

depreciation

depletion

cut down

cut

curtation

curtailing

condensing

clipping

butter

brief

amortization

amortisation

act of cutting

abridgment

abridging

abate

Topics shortening topics

What do people use shortening to talk about?

Daily life Food Types of food Cooking ingredients

Cooking oil

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  cooking oil oil margarine shortening