Term: shortening: act of decreasing in length
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: rubus: large genus of brambles bearing berries
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: joint-stock company: a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: brainworker: someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: sandwort: low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: rider: a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: stevia: any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: memento mori: a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: cranberry juice: the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened)
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: loge: balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
Broader: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) | Unrelated: glare: a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted