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From:
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trim·mer
/ˈtrɪmɚ/
整理者,裝飾者,修剪者
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Trim
,
a.
[
Compar.
Trimmer
superl.
Trimmest
.]
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
.
With
comely
carriage
of
her
countenance
trim
.
--
Spenser
.
So
deemed
I
till
I
viewed
their
trim
array
Of
boats
last
night
. --
Trench
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Trim·mer
n.
1.
One
who
trims
,
arranges
,
fits
,
or
ornaments
.
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
.
Thus
Halifax
was
a
trimmer
on
principle
.
--
Macaulay
.
3.
An
instrument
with
which
trimming
is
done
.
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
.
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
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
]
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
]
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
]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
trimmer
See
trim
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