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shim
| shimchath torah
| shimmer
| shimmering
| shimmery
| shimmy
shim
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shim has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
shim, n.
- A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds. [1913 Webster]
- A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a fit. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
shim, n. & v.
--n. a thin strip of material used in machinery etc. to make parts fit.
--v.tr. (shimmed, shimming) fit or fill up with a shim.
--n. a thin strip of material used in machinery etc. to make parts fit.
--v.tr. (shimmed, shimming) fit or fill up with a shim.
Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.
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