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Words with a similar base: trim, trim_back, trim_down, trimming, trimness

'trim'

[trim.n.01] as in: a state of arrangement or appearance

Examples:
in good trim

'trim'

[trimming.n.02] as in: a decoration or adornment on a garment

Examples:
the trimming on a hat
the trim on a shirt

'trim'

[trim.n.03] as in: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

'trim'

[trim.n.04] as in: cutting down to the desired size or shape

'trim'

[pare.v.04] as in: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

Examples:
pare one's fingernails
trim the photograph
trim lumber

'trim'

[trim.v.02] as in: decorate, as with ornaments

Examples:
trim the christmas tree
trim a shop window

'trim'

[reduce.v.01] as in: cut down on; make a reduction in

Examples:
reduce your daily fat intake
The employer wants to cut back health benefits

'trim'

[trim.v.04] as in: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces

Examples:
trim an airplane

'trim'

[trim.v.05] as in: be in equilibrium during a flight

Examples:
The airplane trimmed

'trim'

[trim.v.06] as in: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

'trim'

[snip.v.02] as in: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Examples:
dress the plants in the garden

'trim'

[shave.v.02] as in: cut closely

Examples:
trim my beard

'trim'

[trim.v.09] as in: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

'trim'

[spare.s.01] as in: thin and fit

Examples:
the spare figure of a marathon runner
a body kept trim by exercise

'trim'

[shipshape.s.01] as in: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder

Examples:
even the barn was shipshape
a trim little sailboat

'trim'

[clean-cut.s.01] as in: neat and smart in appearance

Examples:
a clean-cut and well-bred young man
the trig corporal in his jaunty cap
a trim beard

'trim'

[tailored.s.01] as in: severely simple in line or design

Examples:
a neat tailored suit
tailored curtains

Origins

					trim (English)
└── trymman (Old English (ca. 450-1100))