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Definition of shorten

"shorten" in the verb sense

1. shorten

make shorter than originally intended reduce or retrench in length or duration

"He shortened his trip due to illness"

2. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

"The manuscript must be shortened"

3. shorten

make short or shorter

"shorten the skirt"

"shorten the rope by a few inches"

4. shorten

become short or shorter

"In winter, the days shorten"

5. bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

"bowdlerize a novel"

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Quotations for shorten

It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and contract; and therefore this must be as far above the other as judgment is a greater and nobler faculty than fancy or imagination. [ South ]

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shorten in Scrabble®

The word shorten is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters shorten:

HORNETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
THRONES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHORTEN
(92 = 42 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

hornets, shorten, thrones

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word shorten

SHORTEN
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SHORTEN
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In shorten

HORNETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
THRONES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHORTEN
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SHORTEN
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HORNETS
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THRONES
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shorten in Words With Friends™

The word shorten is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters shorten:

SHORTEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
HORNETS
(89 = 54 + 35)
THRONES
(89 = 54 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

hornets, shorten, thrones

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word shorten

SHORTEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
SHORTEN
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SHORTEN
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SHORTEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
SHORTEN
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In shorten

SHORTEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
HORNETS
(89 = 54 + 35)
THRONES
(89 = 54 + 35)
HORNETS
(83 = 48 + 35)
HORNETS
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THRONES
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SHORTEN
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HORNETS
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THRONES
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HONEST
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Words containing the sequence shorten

Words that start with shorten (7 words)

shortenshortenedshortenershortenersshorteningshorteningsshortens

Words with shorten in them (5 words)

shortenforeshortenedovershortenedovershorteningovershortens

Words that end with shorten (2 words)

overshortenshorten
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Word Growth involving shorten

Shorter words in shorten

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Longer words containing shorten

overshorten overshortened

overshorten overshortening

overshorten overshortens

shortened foreshortened

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shortening overshortening

shortening shortenings

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