Associations to the word «Shortening»
Noun
- Brush
- Phrase
- Onion
- Obstruction
- Acid
- Slang
- Barrel
- Syndrome
- Pint
- Mri
- Extract
- Catastrophe
- Potato
- Stem
- Boiling
- Flavor
- Basement
- Consistency
- Approximation
- Joint
- Dressing
- Texture
- Filling
- Strain
- Axis
- Blend
- Extension
- Kernel
- Radius
- Dna
- Displacement
- Flow
- Morphology
- Dairy
- Increase
- Accent
- Noun
- Meat
- Wheat
- Suffix
- Vegetable
- Cup
- Nut
- Beef
- Angle
- Propeller
- Subunit
- Leg
- Amplitude
- Cheese
- Deviation
- Abdomen
- Distance
- Bypass
- Sequence
- Margin
- Mechanism
- Fig
- Surgery
- Plate
Adjective
Wiktionary
SHORTENING, noun. (US) (cooking) Solid fat, such as butter, lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil, used to make shortcrust pastry.
SHORTENING, noun. Verbal noun of shorten
SHORTENING, verb. Present participle of shorten
Dictionary definition
SHORTENING, noun. Fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods.
SHORTENING, noun. Act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.