Trimming

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of one that trims.
  • n. Something added as decoration or ornament, especially a band of lace or embroidery on clothing.
  • n. Accessories; extras: roast turkey with all the trimmings.
  • n. Scraps or material removed when something is trimmed.
  • n. Informal A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of someone who trims.
  • n. Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
  • n. An accompaniment to a meal.
  • n. A reprimand or chastisting.
  • v. Present participle of trim.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a. from trim, v.
  • n. The act of one who trims.
  • n. 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.
  • n. The act of reprimanding or chastisting.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of one who trims, in any sense.
  • n. Specifically, a dressing; a sharp scolding; a drubbing or thrashing.
  • n. 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.
  • n. Hence, any accessory or accompaniment: usually in the plural.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of adding decoration
  • n. cutting down to the desired size or shape
  • n. a decoration or adornment on a garment
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decoration   
    Cross Reference
    reproof   
    Variant
    trim   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    relish   
    Verb Stem
    trim   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    brimming    dimming    skimming    slimming    swimming   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    facing    frill    sash    rosette    tassel   
     
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