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shortener

Syllables: short·en·erUK/ˈʃɔːtənə/US/ˈʃɔɹtənɚ/

shortener noun: one who, or that which, shortens.

Noun

shortener (plural shorteners)

  1. One who, or that which, shortens.
    • This is the only place in the OneNote family of apps where you can see Microsoft's link shortener in action. When you click or tap one of the Create buttons, you'll see a Shorten item on the pop-up window that appears; click or tap that button to get a much shorter link to share.2013, James H. Russell, OneNote 2013 For Dummies, page 147

Forms of shortener

pluralshorteners

Origin of shortener

From shorten + -er.

Questions about shortener

What does shortener mean?
Shortener means one who, or that which, shortens.
What part of speech is shortener?
Shortener is a noun.
How do you pronounce shortener?
Shortener is pronounced /ˈʃɔɹtənɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of shortener?
The plural of shortener is shorteners.

Words near shortener in the dictionary

  1. shorten up
  2. shortenable
  3. shortened
  4. shortened down
  5. shortened up
  6. shortener
  7. shorteners
  8. shortenest
  9. shorteneth
  10. shortening
  11. shortening down

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