shortening 2
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
act of decreasing in length
Examples
- 1.the dress needs shortening
Hypernym
decrease 4
noun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
EnglishDerivationally related form
shorten 3
verb
make short or shorter
Hyponym
abbreviation 2
noun
shortening something by omitting parts of it
cut 18
noun
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
contraction 1
noun
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
truncation 3
noun
the act of cutting short
