shortening

  • 11shortening — n. (esp. AE) vegetable shortening * * * [ ʃɔːtnɪŋ] (esp. AE) vegetable shortening …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12Shortening — Shorten Short en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shortened ?}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shortening}.] [See {Short}, a.] 1. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13Shortening — Shorte|ning [ ʃɔ:tniŋ] das; s, s (meist Plur.) <aus gleichbed. engl. shortening> bes. geschmeidiges, wasserfreies Fett od. Fettgemisch, das vor allem als Back , z. T. als Brat u. Frittierfett verwendet wird …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 14shortening — short|en|ing [ ʃɔrtnıŋ ] noun uncount a solid type of fat that is used especially for making PASTRY: vegetable shortening …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15shortening — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)tnɪŋ[/t]] shortenings N MASS Shortening is cooking fat that you use with flour in order to make pastry or dough. [mainly AM] …

    English dictionary

  • 16shortening — short·en·ing || ʃɔrtnɪŋ /ʃɔː n. act of making shorter, act of cutting, abbreviation; solid fat used in baking (i.e. butter, lard, etc.) short·en || ʃɔrtn / ʃɔːtn v. make shorter, abbreviate, cut, truncate; become shorter; add… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 17shortening — sutrumpinimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Terminologijoje – santrumpa, sudaryta iš žodžio ar vienažodžio termino pirmosios raidės ir vienos arba daugiau kitų to žodžio ar termino raidžių. pavyzdys( iai) Anglų kalbos pavyzdžiai: alt. –… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 18shortening time — A court order allowing a motion or other legal matter to be set at a time shorter than provided by law or court rules. Shortening time is usually granted when the time for trial or some other court action is approaching and a hearing must be… …

    Law dictionary

  • 19shortening of time — index acceleration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 20shortening reaction — the shortening that succeeds the lengthening reaction when a limb is brought back into the extended position …

    Medical dictionary