shortening – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
shortening
n.
act of making shorter, act of cutting, abbreviation; solid fat used in baking (i.e. butter, lard, etc.)
shorten
v.
make shorter, abbreviate, cut, truncate; become shorter; add shortening, add butter or other fat
Shortening
Shortening is any
fat that is solid at
room temperature and used to make
crumbly pastry and other food products. Shortening is used in pastries that should not be elastic, such as
cake. Although
butter is solid at room temperature and is frequently used in making pastry, the term "shortening" seldom refers to butter, but is more closely related to
margarine.
shortening
Noun
1. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
(hypernym) edible fat
2. act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"
(hypernym) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
(hyponym) abbreviation
(derivation) shorten
shorten
Verb
1. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
(antonym) lengthen
(hypernym) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
(hyponym) foreshorten
(derivation) shortener
2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
(synonym) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate
(verb-group) edit, cut, edit out
(derivation) shortener
3. make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) cut
(derivation) shortener
4. become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
(antonym) lengthen
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
5. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
(synonym) bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate
(hypernym) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce
shorten
v.
zkrátit (se)
shorten
Czas.
skracać; skracać się
