Found 2 items, similar to trimmer.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: trimmer trim adj 1: thin and fit; “the spare figure of a marathon runner”; “a body kept trim by exercise” [syn: spare] 2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; “a nicely kempt beard” [syn: kempt, tidy] 3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; “even the barn was shipshape”; “a trim little sailboat” [syn: shipshape, well-kept] 4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; “a clean-cut and well-bred young man”; “the trig corporal in his jaunty cap” [syn: clean-cut, trig] 5: severely simple in line or design; “a neat tailored suit”; “tailored curtains” [syn: tailored] [also: trimming, trimmed, trimmest, trimmer] trim v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; “pare one's fingernails”; “trim the photograph”; “trim lumber” [syn: pare] 2: decorate, as with ornaments; “trim the christmas tree”; “trim a shop window” 3: cut down on; make a reduction in; “reduce your daily fat intake”; “The employer wants to cut back health benefits” [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim down, trim back , cut, bring down] 4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; “trim an airplane” 5: be in equilibrium during a flight; “The airplane trimmed” 6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: garnish, dress] 7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; “dress the plants in the garden” [syn: snip, clip, crop, lop, dress, prune, cut back] 8: cut closely; “trim my beard” [syn: shave] 9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used [also: trimming, trimmed, trimmest, trimmer] trimmer n 1: a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; “untouched by the pruner's axe” [syn: pruner] 2: a machine that trims timber 3: capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments [syn: trimming capacitor] 4: joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc. [syn: trimmer joist] trim n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; “in good trim” [syn: trimness] 2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; “the trimming on a hat”; “the trim on a shirt” [syn: trimming, passementerie] 3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation 4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: trimming, clipping] [also: trimming, trimmed, trimmest, trimmer] trimmer See trim
English → English (gcide) Definition: Trimmer Trim \Trim\, a. [Compar. Trimmer; superl. Trimmest.] [See Trim, v. t.] Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect. [1913 Webster] With comely carriage of her countenance trim. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] So deemed I till I viewed their trim array Of boats last night. --Trench. [1913 Webster] Trimmer \Trim"mer\, n. 1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments. [1913 Webster] 2. One who does not adopt extreme opinions in politics, or the like; one who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear to favor each; a timeserver. [1913 Webster] Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument with which trimming is done. [1913 Webster] 4. (Arch.) A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header. [1913 Webster] 5. (Coal Storage) An apparatus used for piling the coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]