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Shortens
- verb - become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
- make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
Shortest
- unknown - shorter than all others
Shorting
- verb - cheat someone by not returning him enough money
- create a short circuit in
Shortish
- adjective - somewhat short
Shouters
- noun - someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
Shouting
- verb - encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting"
- use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
- utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
- utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
- uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
Showtime
- noun - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Shunters
- noun - a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips
Shunting
- verb - provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
- transfer to another track, of trains
Shutters
- noun - a hinged blind for a window
- a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
- close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"