Unscramble shorten
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- shorten is a valid Scrabble US word, worth 10 points
- shorten is a valid Scrabble UK word, worth 10 points
- shorten is a valid Words With Friends word, worth 10 points
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Definition of shorten
verb:
- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness". Antonyms: lengthen.
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened". Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce. Antonyms: expand.
- make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt", "shorten the rope by a few inches".
- become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten". Antonyms: lengthen.
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel". Synonyms: bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate.
Related words
bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, clip, concentrate, condense, curtail, cut, digest, expurgate, foreshorten, syncopate, truncate.
Rhymes with
morton, wharton.
Words made by unscrambling the letters shorten plus one letter
bethorns, chortens, notchers, honester, horniest, ornithes, northers, shortens, southern.
Summary
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