S: (n) nation, land, country (the people who live in a nation or country) "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
S: (n) Dutch, Dutch people (the people of the Netherlands) "the Dutch are famous for their tulips"
S: (n) French, Daniel Chester French (United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931))
S: (v) cut (shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of) "cut my hair"
S: (v) shorten (make short or shorter) "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
S: (v) change, alter, modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"