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Noun: shortener  shor-tu-nu(r) or short-nu(r)
  1. Any agent that shortens
    "alcohol is a great shortener of life"

Derived forms: shorteners

Type of: agent

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short-change
short-circuit
shortcoming
shortcrust
shortcrust pastry
shortcut
short-dated
short-eared
shorten
shortened
shortener
shortening
shortfall
shortfin mako
shortgrass
short-grass
shorthair
short-haired
shorthand
shorthand typist
short-handed