Trimming

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  • noun. The act of one that trims.
  • noun. Something added as decoration or ornament, especially a band of lace or embroidery on clothing.
  • noun. Accessories; extras.
  • noun. Scraps or material removed when something is trimmed.
  • noun. A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of one who trims, in any sense.
  • noun. Specifically, a dressing; a sharp scolding; a drubbing or thrashing.
  • noun. Anything used for decoration or finish; an ornamental fitting of any sort: usually in the plural: as, the trimmings of a harness or of a hat.
  • noun. Hence, any accessory or accompaniment: usually in the plural.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a. from trim, v.
  • a joist into which timber trimmers are framed; a header. See Header.
  • noun. The act of one who trims.
  • noun. That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the plural.
  • noun. The act of reprimanding or chastisting.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of someone who trims.
  • noun. Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
  • noun. An accompaniment to a meal.
  • noun. A reprimand or chastisting.
  • verb. Present participle of trim.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of adding decoration
  • noun. cutting down to the desired size or shape
  • noun. a decoration or adornment on a garment
    • Word Usage
    "From what I understand, "trimming" is a sailing term that means moving the sails in the direction of the wind."
    cross-reference
    reproof  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decoration  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    brimming  dimming  skimming  slimming  swimming  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bodice  bonnet  braid  buckle  cuff  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Smyth sewing  Waterloo  adjunct  adornment  arrangement  
    variant
    trim  
    verb-stem
    trim  
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