Term: shortening: act of decreasing in length
Candidate hypernym: change of magnitude: the act of changing the amount or size of something → 1
Candidate hypernym: aliyah: (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel → 0
Candidate hypernym: alkyl halide: organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane → 0
Candidate hypernym: festination: involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease) → 0
Candidate hypernym: self-reproach: the act of blaming yourself → 0
Candidate hypernym: chamois: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips → 0
Candidate hypernym: tribolium: flour beetles → 0
Candidate hypernym: god's wisdom: the omniscience of a divine being → 0
Candidate hypernym: loader: an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game → 0
Candidate hypernym: domestic: a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household → 0
Candidate hypernym: trionyx: type genus of the Trionychidae → 0