- Types Of Speech
- You can use foreshorten as a verb in a sentence.
- About Foreshorten
- A 4 syllables verb and 11 letters with the letters e, f, h, n, o, r, s, and t, 7 consonants, 4 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letter h. Foreshorten starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters f, fo, for, fore, fores, and the ending characters are n, en, ten, rten, orten, ..
- Definition
- Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
- Compound Words
- A compound word, foreshorten has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are fore, and shorten.
- Pig Latin
- Foreshorten in Pig Latin is said as "oreshortenfay or oreshortenfway".
- Unigram
- f | o | r | e | s | h | o | r | t | e | n
- Bigram
- fo | or | re | es | sh | ho | or | rt | te | en
- Trigram
- for | ore | res | esh | sho | hor | ort | rte | ten
- Quadrigram
- fore | ores | resh | esho | shor | hort | orte | rten
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
"The manuscript must be shortened" - shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abbreviate | shorten "Abbreviate `New York'' and write `NY''" |
| Abridge | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements "The manuscript must be shortened" |
| Abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| Abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
| Add | a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders |
| Add Together | |
| Add Up | |
| Annul | annul by recalling or rescinding "He revoked the ban on smoking" "lift an embargo" "vacate a death sentence" |
| Bang | a conspicuous success "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career" "that new Broadway show is a real smasher" "the party went with a bang" |
| Bereave | deprive through death |
View all cognitive synonyms for Foreshorten
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dilate | become wider "His pupils were dilated" |
| Elaborate | work out in detail "elaborate a plan" |
| Enlarge | make larger "She enlarged the flower beds" |
| Expand | become larger in size or volume or quantity "his business expanded rapidly" |
| Expatiate | add details, as to an account or idea clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
| Exposit | add details, as to an account or idea clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
| Expound | add details, as to an account or idea clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
| Flesh Out | |
| Lucubrate | add details, as to an account or idea clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Foreshorten | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements "The manuscript must be shortened" |
View English words with the unique letters used in foreshorten. Words With The Letters Efhnorst
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abbreviator | one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work |
| Abridgement | a shortened version of a written work |
| Abridger | one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work |
| Abridgment | a shortened version of a written work |
| Capsule | a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside |
| Condensation | the act of increasing the density of something |
| Contraction | the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope |
| Shortener | any agent that shortens "alcohol is a great shortener of life" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Lessen | decrease in size, extent, or range "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds" "his voice fell to a whisper" |
| Minify | make smaller "He decreased his staff" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bowdlerise | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" |
| Bowdlerize | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" |
| Castrate | |
| Concentrate | a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair" |
| Condense | make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" |
| Digest | something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) |
| Expurgate | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" |
| Shorten | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" |
Foreshorten Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With F
- Ends With N
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