trim
Plural: trims
Noun
- a state of arrangement or appearance
- "in good trim"
- a decoration or adornment on a garment
- "the trimming on a hat"
- "the trim on a shirt"
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
- Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
- A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- Dress; gear; ornaments.
- The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- Features optionally available on a vehicle; an established configuration of such features within a model (a trim level).
- The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
- The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
- The female genitalia.
- Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
- The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
- Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
- The horizontal position of an underwater water
Verb
Verb Forms: trimmed, trimming, trims
- To cut or clip to make neat or reduce in size.
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- "trim the photograph"
- "trim lumber"
- decorate, as with ornaments
- "trim the christmas tree"
- "trim a shop window"
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- "trim an airplane"
- be in equilibrium during a flight
- "The airplane trimmed"
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- cut closely
- "trim my beard"
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
- To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
- To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- To dress; to make smooth.
- To rebuke; to reprove.
- To beat or thrash.
- To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
- To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
Adjective Satellite
- thin and fit
- "a body kept trim by exercise"
- of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
- "a trim little sailboat"
- neat and smart in appearance
- "a trim beard"
- severely simple in line or design
Adj
- Physically fit.
- Slender, lean.
- Neat or smart in appearance.
Adv
- In good order; properly managed or maintained.
- With sails well trimmed.
Adjective
- Neat, orderly, or in good condition; free from superfluous parts.
Examples
- A ranch steak is usually trimmed of all excess fat.
- a trim figure
- a trim lawn
- Despite a messy board, her final play was a trim seven-letter word that sealed her victory in Words With Friends.
- He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.
- He had to trim his word choice from ’superfluous’ to ’PLUS’ to fit the available tiles on the Scrabble board.
- He trimmed his beard before the interview.
- I went to the hairdresser for a trim but came back nearly bald.
- If you want air conditioning, you'll need to move up to the next-higher trim level.
- Paint the house white with blue trim.
- Place the screen material in the frame, secure it in place, and trim the edges.
- The company trimmed jobs for the second time this year.
- The hedge needs to be trimmed.
- They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.
- This model of car comes in three different trims.
- to be in good trim
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).
Synonyms
bring down, clean-cut, clip, clipping, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, dress, garnish, lop, pare, passementerie, prune, reduce, shave, shipshape, snip, spare, tailored, trig, trim back, trim down, trimming, trimness, well-kept
Scrabble Score: 6
trim: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtrim: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trim: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary