Shortening
21shortening — noun Date: 1538 1. the action or process of making or becoming short; specifically the dropping of the latter part of a word so as to produce a new and shorter word of the same meaning 2. an edible fat used to shorten baked goods …
22shortening — См. abbreviazione 2 …
23shortening — noun Fat such as butter, lard or hydrogenated vegetable oil used to make shortcrust pastry …
24shortening — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fat, lard, butter, suet, [oleo]margarine, oil …
25shortening — short|en|ing [ˈʃo:tnıŋ US ˈʃo:rt ] n [U] fat made from vegetable oil that you mix with flour when making ↑pastry …
26shortening — noun fat used for making pastry …
27shortening — n. 1. Abbreviation, curtailment, abridgment, contraction, reduction, retrenchment, diminution. 2. Fat, fatty substance …
28shortening — noun (U) fat made from vegetable oil that you mix with flour when making pastry (1) …
29shortening — UK [ˈʃɔː(r)t(ə)nɪŋ] / US [ˈʃɔrt(ə)nɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a solid type of fat that is used especially for making pastry …
30shortening — short•en•ing [[t]ˈʃɔrt nɪŋ, ˈʃɔr tn ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) coo butter or other fat used to shorten pastry, bread, or the like 2) phn the act or process of making or becoming short or shorter 3) ling. a) the act or process of dropping one or more syllables …