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trim
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- pronunciation:
- trIm
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
trims, trimming, trimmed |
| definition 1: |
When you trim something, you cut it a little to make it look neat, or you cut off parts of it so that you can manage it easily.
Nicole's mother cut her hair, and then she trimmed it to make it all even.Mr. Jones trimmed his bushes. Now they are all the same height.The workers from the electric company trimmed the trees along the road so that the branches would not interfere with the electric wires.- synonyms:
- crop
- similar words:
- clip, cut, fashion, reduce, shape, share, shear, style
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| definition 2: |
When you trim something, you make it look nice by adding things to it. When you trim a Christmas tree, you put decorations on it.
Alicia's little sister loves to help trim the Christmas tree, but she is too little to reach most of the branches.- synonyms:
- decorate, edge
- similar words:
- border, deck, trick out
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| related words: |
bead, dress, edge, shorten |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Trim is extra material that is used to make something look finished and nice, especially the edges of things. There is often trim all the around the edges of wood floors, for example. This is because the ends of the floor boards are not all exactly even. When there is trim, we don't see this. There is often trim on the edges of blankets and around the edges of windows and doors. Sometimes trim is just a kind of decoration to make something look nice.
Our neighbors painted their house red with white trim around the windows.Mrs. Ramirez added lace trim to the sleeves of her daughter's wedding dress.- synonyms:
- decoration
- similar words:
- accessory, border
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| definition 2: |
If a barber gives you a trim, they cut your hair just a little to make it look neat or even. If someone gives their bushes a trim, they make them look nice by cutting them a little.
Mr. Lucas gave his beard a trim because he thought it was getting a bit too long.- similar words:
- chop, crop, cut, haircut, shave
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
trimmer, trimmest |
| definition: |
If your body is trim, it is lean and in good condition.
Mrs. Marks says her daily swim keeps her trim.- synonyms:
- fit
- antonyms:
- fat
- similar words:
- athletic, compact, healthy, slender, slim
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| derivations: |
trimly (adv.), trimmer (n.), trimness (n.) |
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