The meaning of Trimming

verb

Make more beautiful or attractive.

Usage examples:

Pictures and prints adorned his walls

noun

A thing which adorns or decorates; an ornament.

Usage examples:

The necktie is no longer a necessary male adornment

noun

Something decorative, or the act of decorating something or someone

noun

A person who cuts men's hair and shaves or trims beards as an occupation.

Usage examples:

He had his hair cut at the local barber's

verb

Cut or trim (a man's hair).

Usage examples:

His hair was neatly barbered

noun

A person whose job is cutting hair, esp. of men and boys

verb

Dress up or decorate gaudily.

Usage examples:

A uniform bedizened with resplendent medals

verb

Make a quick, short movement up and down.

Usage examples:

I could see his head bobbing about

noun

A quick, short movement up and down.

Usage examples:

She could only manage a slight bob of her head

verb

Cut (someone's hair) in a bob.

Usage examples:

She'd had her hair bobbed and highlighted

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Usage examples:

Panama's western border with costa rica

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Usage examples:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

The line that divides one country or place from another

Usage examples:

The rio grande forms part of the us border., the card has a pretty design around the border., [ t ]…

adjective

Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way.

Usage examples:

He was brash, cocky, and arrogant

noun

Loose broken rock or ice.

Usage examples:

Brash ice

adjective

Having a lot of energy and the confidence to succeed, and not having much respect for others or worrying about their feelings

Usage examples:

His lawyer was brash, arrogant, and egocentric, but he usually won his cases., a designer known for…

noun

A flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place.

Usage examples:

He undid two clips and lifted the lid

verb

Fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips.

Usage examples:

She clipped on a pair of diamond earrings

noun

An act of clipping or trimming something.

Usage examples:

I gave him a full clip

noun

A small piece trimmed from something.

Usage examples:

Hedge clippings and grass cuttings

noun

A piece that has been cut off something

Usage examples:

Grass/nail clippings, a friend sent me a newspaper clipping about someone we were at school with.

noun

A cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.

Usage examples:

The main crops were oats and barley

verb

Cut (something, especially a person's hair) very short.

Usage examples:

She cropped her long golden hair

verb

Short for riding crop or hunting crop.

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

noun

The action of cutting something.

Usage examples:

The cutting of the cake

adjective

Capable of cutting something.

Usage examples:

The cutting blades of the hedge trimmer

adjective

Said or done to hurt someone’s feelings

Usage examples:

She made a cutting remark about his table manners.

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.

Usage examples:

The town was decorated with christmas lights

verb

To add something to an object or place, esp. to make it more attractive

Usage examples:

They decorated the table with flowers and candles., all four firefighters were decorated for bravery.

noun

The process or art of decorating something.

Usage examples:

The lavish decoration of cloth with gilt

noun

Something added to an object or place to make it look more attractive; the act of doing this

Usage examples:

[ c ] the molding has a floral decoration carved into it., [ u ] some women wear barrettes as decor…

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Usage examples:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Usage examples:

The pool is edged with paving

verb

A line determining the limits of an area

noun

Something forming an edge or border.

Usage examples:

A chemise with lace edging

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Usage examples:

The pool is edged with paving

noun

Something that is put around the outside of something, usually to decorate it

Usage examples:

A tablecloth with (a) dark edging

verb

Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Usage examples:

Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery

noun

The art or pastime of embroidering cloth.

Usage examples:

My mother decided i should learn embroidery

noun

The activity of decorating cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures sewn directly onto the material, or a pattern or picture created in this way

Usage examples:

[ u ] she's really good at embroidery.

verb

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

Usage examples:

The end of the year

plural noun

A neighbourhood or urban area, especially one where a person lives or grew up.

Usage examples:

She is well known round my ends for being a bit of a joker

noun

A strip of gathered or pleated material sewn on to a garment or larger piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament.

Usage examples:

It was pink, with frills around the collar and bottom hem.

noun

Extra things that are added to something to make it more pleasant or more attractive, but that are not necessary

Usage examples:

A cheap airline, with no frills, a basic computer with few frills, a little money spent right can d…

noun

The border or outer edges of an area or group.

Usage examples:

The southern fringes of the city

adjective

Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

Usage examples:

Fringe theatre

verb

Short for fringe benefit.

Usage examples:

We offer the highest salary and fringes in the country

noun

The border or outer edges of an area or group.

Usage examples:

The southern fringes of the city

verb

Short for fringe benefit.

Usage examples:

We offer the highest salary and fringes in the country

adjective

Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

Usage examples:

Fringe theatre

noun

Material used to make a fringe.

Usage examples:

Even the simplest tablecloth is elegant if edged with fringing

verb

Decorate (clothing or material) with a fringe.

Usage examples:

A rich robe of gold, fringed with black velvet

noun

Decorative pieces added to clothing, especially women's clothing

Usage examples:

A frou-frou gown/skirt

noun

The edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn.

Usage examples:

The hem of her dress

verb

Turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth).

Usage examples:

She began to hem a border

exclamation

Used in writing to indicate a sound made when coughing or clearing the throat to attract attention or to express hesitation.

Usage examples:

In truth i had slept about 3 hours and breakfast had been a pint of stella — ah hem.

verb

Cut down (grass) with a machine.

Usage examples:

Mow the lawn a day or two before you go, so it stays looking tidy while you are away

noun

A stack of hay, corn, or other crop.

Usage examples:

A hay mow

verb

Make (something) tidy.

Usage examples:

She made an attempt to neaten her hair

noun

A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

Usage examples:

Tables covered with ornaments and books

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.

Usage examples:

A jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat

noun

An object that is decorative rather than useful

Usage examples:

They spent decades collecting these colorful, victorian-era ornaments., climbing plants ornamented …

noun

Decorative elements added to something to enhance its appearance.

Usage examples:

A baroque chandelier with plasterwork ornamentation

noun

Decoration

Usage examples:

A plain gold ring with no ornamentation

plural noun

Thin strips that have been pared off from something.

Usage examples:

Fingernail parings

noun

A thin piece that has been cut away from something

Usage examples:

We feed most of our vegetable parings to the guinea pigs.

noun

A strip of braiding, usually made with gold or silver wire or with silk, used as decorative trimming in interior design and fashion; usually in plural. also: such strips collectively, as a material; passementerie; = "lace".

noun

Decorative trimming such as tassels, braid, and fringing, used on furniture and clothing (e.g. military uniforms).

Usage examples:

The pair's work, reviving the ancient art of passementerie - decoration using fringing, trimming an…

noun

A tube used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances.

Usage examples:

Roads, bridges, utility lines, water and sewer pipes, and other supporting services have to be rebu…

verb

Convey (water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances) through a pipe or pipes.

Usage examples:

Water from the lakes is piped to manchester

noun

Lengths of pipe made of metal, plastic, or other materials.

Usage examples:

It was replaced at half time by a length of plastic piping that is normally used as a goal post dur…

adjective

High-pitched.

Usage examples:

The piping voice of a little girl

verb

Convey (water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances) through a pipe or pipes.

Usage examples:

Water from the lakes is piped to manchester

verb

Cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top.

Usage examples:

It was the practice of local authorities to pollard these trees on a regular basis

noun

A tree whose top and branches have been pollarded.

Usage examples:

Young trees have grown up between the pollards

verb

To cut the tops of trees back so that the tree then grows a small mass of branches close together

Usage examples:

We have improved street lighting and pollarded the trees., i hate the pollarded trees in london., y…

noun

A plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

Usage examples:

However, just as raisins seem different from grapes, so do prunes appear to be distinct from plums.

verb

Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.

Usage examples:

Now is the time to prune roses

noun

An instance of trimming a tree, shrub, or bush.

Usage examples:

They need little care other than an annual prune

noun

Decoration with an ornamental border.

Usage examples:

Close examination of the violin shows that it contains the characteristic purfling

verb

Decorate (something) with an ornamental border.

Usage examples:

One of their bestselling items is a clear plastic raincoat purfled with ribbon

noun

Braided trimming in a zigzag pattern, used as decoration on clothes.

Usage examples:

Print dresses trimmed with rickrack

noun

The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

Usage examples:

She liked the shape of his nose

verb

Give a particular shape or form to.

Usage examples:

Most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone

abbreviation

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noun

A thin strip cut off a surface.

Usage examples:

She brushed wood shavings from her knees

noun

Small, very thin pieces of a hard substance

Usage examples:

The floor was covered in wood shavings.

verb

Cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal).

Usage examples:

Paul has never sheared a sheep before

noun

A strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each other.

Usage examples:

The water from the upper source is emitted at the same speed as the main flow; there is thus no shear

noun

Cut or cut through with scissors

verb

Make or become shorter.

Usage examples:

He shortened his stride

verb

Make short or shorter

verb

To make something shorter in length, distance, or height

Usage examples:

I’d like to have this jacket shortened by about two inches., a high school knee injury probably sho…

verb

Cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes.

Usage examples:

She was snipping a few dead heads off the roses

noun

An act of snipping something.

Usage examples:

He took a snip at a dandelion on the grass

verb

To cut something, usually with a few quick actions using scissors (= cutting device with two blades) or a similar device

Usage examples:

I asked the barber just to snip the ends of my hair.

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

Usage examples:

Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

Usage examples:

A red blazer with gold trim

adjective

Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

Usage examples:

His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim