Shorten
verb
To make something less in length.
She decided to shorten her vacation after getting a new job offer
Often appears as...
- shorten a skirt
- shorten a path
verb
To become less in length.
As winter approaches, the days shorten
Often appears as...
- days shorten
- times shorten
verb
In cooking, to make dough flaky or crumbly by adding fat.
To make pie crust, you need to shorten the dough with butter
Often appears as...
- shorten dough
- shorten crust
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Technical
verb
To make something less in length.
She decided to shorten her vacation after getting a new job offer
Often appears as...
- shorten a skirt
- shorten a path
verb
To become less in length.
As winter approaches, the days shorten
Often appears as...
- days shorten
- times shorten
verb
In cooking, to make dough flaky or crumbly by adding fat.
To make pie crust, you need to shorten the dough with butter
Often appears as...
- shorten dough
- shorten crust
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Alteration
Used when physically making an object shorter.
The carpenter will shorten the table legs.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Reducing
Refers to decreasing the duration of an event or action.
Can we shorten the meeting to 30 minutes?
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Shortening something doesn't necessarily imply a negative outcome.
Shorten your essay to make it more impactful.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Alteration
Used when physically making an object shorter.
The carpenter will shorten the table legs.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Reducing
Refers to decreasing the duration of an event or action.
Can we shorten the meeting to 30 minutes?
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Shortening something doesn't necessarily imply a negative outcome.
Shorten your essay to make it more impactful.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Alteration
Used when physically making an object shorter.
The carpenter will shorten the table legs.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Reducing
Refers to decreasing the duration of an event or action.
Can we shorten the meeting to 30 minutes?
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Shortening something doesn't necessarily imply a negative outcome.
Shorten your essay to make it more impactful.
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The case of the...
Here are three of the possible offenders. Exhibit Pests and Disease. Most infamous is the varroa mite, a minuscule red pest that not only invades colonies and feeds on bees, but also transfers pathogens that stunt bee growth and shortens their life span.
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Why do our bodies age? -...
each of which has two protective regions at the extremities called telomeres. Those shorten every time cells replicate. When telomeres become too short, cells stop replicating and die, slowing the body's ability to renew itself.
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Why bats don't get sick...
These sequences shorten over time in a process that many believe contributes to cell aging. But bat telomeres shorten much more slowly than their mammalian cousins— granting them lifespans as long as 41 years.
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How interpreters juggle...
deal with challenging terminology, and handle a multitude of foreign accents. They may resort to acronyms to shorten long names, choose generic terms over specific, or refer to slides and other visual aides.
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How stress affects your...
make you more susceptible to infections, and slow the rate you heal. Want to live a long life? You may have to curb your chronic stress. That's because it has even been associated with shortened telomeres,
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Time Debt PIPE Linda...
denial and bad habits can kill you but even if being vague doesn't shorten your life it does prevent you from fully living it one cure for terminal vagueness is trunking track your numbers track your time
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Part Ape, Part Human:...
saw that we said it must be a climber and we predicted what the hand would look like it must be long and curved with a shortened thumb just like all the early Australia but the scenes are and it was
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Could You be an...
in conditions like this could survive for more than a few hours as winter advances and the day's shorten the Sun skims closer to the horizon and eventually drops below it now there will
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How reliable is your...
I mean, another way to think about this is, which would you rather have, a kid with obesity, diabetes, shortened lifespan, all the things that go with it,
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The danger of hiding who...
has life-or-death consequences and long-term social repercussions. Twelve the length by which life expectancy is shortened
Video examples
The case of the...
Here are three of the possible offenders. Exhibit Pests and Disease. Most infamous is the varroa mite, a minuscule red pest that not only invades colonies and feeds on bees, but also transfers pathogens that stunt bee growth and shortens their life span.
Video examples
Why do our bodies age? -...
each of which has two protective regions at the extremities called telomeres. Those shorten every time cells replicate. When telomeres become too short, cells stop replicating and die, slowing the body's ability to renew itself.
Video examples
Why bats don't get sick...
These sequences shorten over time in a process that many believe contributes to cell aging. But bat telomeres shorten much more slowly than their mammalian cousins— granting them lifespans as long as 41 years.
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
deal with challenging terminology, and handle a multitude of foreign accents. They may resort to acronyms to shorten long names, choose generic terms over specific, or refer to slides and other visual aides.
Video examples
How stress affects your...
make you more susceptible to infections, and slow the rate you heal. Want to live a long life? You may have to curb your chronic stress. That's because it has even been associated with shortened telomeres,
Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
denial and bad habits can kill you but even if being vague doesn't shorten your life it does prevent you from fully living it one cure for terminal vagueness is trunking track your numbers track your time
Video examples
Part Ape, Part Human:...
saw that we said it must be a climber and we predicted what the hand would look like it must be long and curved with a shortened thumb just like all the early Australia but the scenes are and it was
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Could You be an...
in conditions like this could survive for more than a few hours as winter advances and the day's shorten the Sun skims closer to the horizon and eventually drops below it now there will
Video examples
How reliable is your...
I mean, another way to think about this is, which would you rather have, a kid with obesity, diabetes, shortened lifespan, all the things that go with it,
Video examples
The danger of hiding who...
has life-or-death consequences and long-term social repercussions. Twelve the length by which life expectancy is shortened
Example 1 of 10
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John W. Thompson
American Businessman
Second issue is the rapidly accelerating increase in the number of vulnerabilities that get discovered every day. And, equally importantly, is the shortening of time between the discovery of the vulnerability and the release of an exploit.
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Elizabeth Blackburn
Australian Scientist
Observational studies show that exercise, nutritional supplements and reducing psychological stress can help. Chronic high stress and smoking can lead to accelerated telomere shortening.
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Myron Scholes
Canadian Economist
Building a road might create temporary jobs, but does it really create wealth if it doesn't also shorten commute times or otherwise make society better off?
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Buddha
Leader
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
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Christiaan Barnard
South African Scientist
I don't believe medical discoveries are doing much to advance human life. As fast as we create ways to extend it we are inventing ways to shorten it.
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Gong Hyo-jin
South Korean Actress
I sometimes feel like my life is getting shortened. However, I forget about all of the hard time when viewers show a lot of love.
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Eduardo Galeano
Uruguayan Journalist
Richness in the world is a result of other people's poverty. We should begin to shorten the abyss between haves and have-nots.
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Bernard Hopkins
American Athlete
The worst damage a person - a fighter or even a person that's just everyday living - is shorten your life by your lifestyle.
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S. Jay Olshansky
American Scientist
The only control we have over the duration of our life is to shorten it, and we do that all the time.
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Anthony Bennett
Canadian Athlete
My first signature was pretty long, but someone said, 'You need to shorten that up so much.
Quote examples
John W. Thompson
American Businessman
Second issue is the rapidly accelerating increase in the number of vulnerabilities that get discovered every day. And, equally importantly, is the shortening of time between the discovery of the vulnerability and the release of an exploit.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Blackburn
Australian Scientist
Observational studies show that exercise, nutritional supplements and reducing psychological stress can help. Chronic high stress and smoking can lead to accelerated telomere shortening.
Quote examples
Myron Scholes
Canadian Economist
Building a road might create temporary jobs, but does it really create wealth if it doesn't also shorten commute times or otherwise make society better off?
Quote examples
Buddha
Leader
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Quote examples
Christiaan Barnard
South African Scientist
I don't believe medical discoveries are doing much to advance human life. As fast as we create ways to extend it we are inventing ways to shorten it.
Quote examples
Gong Hyo-jin
South Korean Actress
I sometimes feel like my life is getting shortened. However, I forget about all of the hard time when viewers show a lot of love.
Quote examples
Eduardo Galeano
Uruguayan Journalist
Richness in the world is a result of other people's poverty. We should begin to shorten the abyss between haves and have-nots.
Quote examples
Bernard Hopkins
American Athlete
The worst damage a person - a fighter or even a person that's just everyday living - is shorten your life by your lifestyle.
Quote examples
S. Jay Olshansky
American Scientist
The only control we have over the duration of our life is to shorten it, and we do that all the time.
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Anthony Bennett
Canadian Athlete
My first signature was pretty long, but someone said, 'You need to shorten that up so much.
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