Definitions For Foreshorten

verb

  • Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  • Shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
  • To cause (something) to appear shorter than it really is because it is in the foreground of a drawing, painting, etc.
  • To make (something) shorter

Is Foreshortens a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
18

The word Foreshorten is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Foreshorten in a Sentence

  • The parts that extend towards the viewer are foreshortened.

Synonyms for Foreshorten

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