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shortens

/ˈʃɔːrtnz/ /ˈʃɔrtnz/

Meanings
verb
To make shorter; to abbreviate.

Examples :

"The daylight savings time change shortens the evenings. "
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Illustration diminish

diminish verb

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

To make smaller.

"The heavy rain diminished the size of the garden flowers. "

Illustration daylight

daylight noun

/ˈdeɪlaɪt/

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

"The students could read their books easily because there was plenty of daylight coming through the classroom windows. "

Illustration deficient

deficient adjective

/dɪˈfɪʃənt/

Lacking something essential; often construed with in.

"The student's knowledge of grammar was deficient, making it hard for her to complete the writing assignments. "

Illustration deprive

deprive verb

/dɪˈpɹaɪv/

To take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

"The teacher decided to deprive the students of recess because they didn't finish their work. "

Illustration allowance

allowance noun

/əˈlaʊəns/

Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

"The teacher gave the students allowance to finish the project early if they worked hard. "

Illustration quantity

quantity noun

/ˈkwɑndədi/ /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ /ˈkwɑn(t)ɨti/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

Illustration shortened

shortened verb

/ˈʃɔːrtnd/ /ˈʃɔːrtənd/

To make shorter; to abbreviate.

"The teacher shortened the lesson because it was almost lunchtime. "

Illustration abbreviate

abbreviate verb

/ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt/ /əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt/

To shorten by omitting parts or details.

"We often abbreviate "United States of America" to "USA." "

Illustration savings

savings noun

/ˈseɪvɪŋz/

A reduction in cost or expenditure.

"The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent."

Illustration shorter

shorter adjective

/ˈʃɔːtə/ /ˈʃɔɹtɚ/

Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

"My younger brother is shorter than me. "

Illustration sunlight

sunlight noun

/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

"Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D."

Illustration evenings

evenings noun

/ˈiːvnɪŋz/

The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.

"I like to read books in the evenings after dinner. "