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— English words —

• shim n. A wedge.
• shim n. A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
• shim n. (Computing) A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for…
• shim n. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
• shim n. A small metal device used to pick open a lock.
• shim v. To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.
• shim v. To adjust something by using shims.
• shim v. To adjust the homogeneity of a magnetic field, after the mechanical devices once used for the purpose.
• shim v. (Computing, transitive) To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.
• shim n. (Informal, often derogatory) A transsexual person, especially a trans woman; (loosely) a drag queen or transvestite.
• shim n. (Informal, often derogatory) A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous…
• Shim prop.n. A surname.
• SHIM n. (Uncountable, microscopy) Abbreviation of scanning helium ion microscope.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Kanuri
  • shim n. Eye.
• Ojibwe
  • -shim fin. Cause to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put).
  • -shim fin. Impact (hit, hit against, hit with something).
• Uzbek
  • shim n. Pants.

— English words, defined in French —

• shim n. Cale.
• shim n. (Programmation) Synonyme de polyfill.
• shim v. Poser des cales.

102 English words from 17 English definitions

Abbreviation adjust after against alignment ambiguous and API both break calls Cause characterised clear compatibility Computing derogatory device devices drag drag␣queen drop especially Eye fall female field fit for ground helium hit hit␣with homogeneity Impact Informal intercept intercepts ion kind kind␣of lay library lie lock loosely machinery magnetic magnetic␣field male material mechanical metal microscope microscopy modifies modify more of␣a often once one open Pants person pick piece plow purpose purposes put queen scanning set shallow shims small something sometimes support surname tapered that the thin tillage traits trans transitive transparently transsexual transvestite trans␣woman Uncountable used used␣to using usually wedge weeds with woman

5 English words from 3 foreign definitions

Cale des polyfill Poser Synonyme

2 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

cales Programmation

96 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Shima Shimp shims Shims Shimas Shimek Shimen Shimer Shimko Shimla shimmy Shimon Shimps shimaal shimada Shimada Shimane Shimazu shimeji Shimeks Shimizu Shimkos shimmed Shimmel shimmer shimmey Shimoji Shimose shimpan Shimsha Shimura shimaals shimadas Shimaore Shimizus Shimmels shimmers shimmery shimmeys shimmied shimmier shimmies shimming Shim␣Sham Shimshon Shimwell Shimabara Shimahara Shimakawa Shimamura +46 words

69 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

nshima Oshima Ōshima Fushimi Hashimi Hashims Ioshima kashims Mishima Oshimas reshims sashimi sushimi Toshimi Yoshimi ashimmer Hashimis Ishimine Ishimoto sashimis Fujishima Fukushima Furushima Hashimoto Hiroshima Kagoshima Kawashima Kimishima Kirishima Mizushima Nabeshima Nakashima Nishimori Nishimoto Nishimura reshimmed sashimied Takashima Tokushima unshimmed Yoshimasa Yoshimoto Yoshimura Hiroshiman Kagoshiman Matsushima Nishimuras reshimming sushi-meshi Toshimitsu +19 words

18 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Eshim Ishim Hashim kashim reshim kedoshim qedoshim shloshim Chumashim kaddishim Kaddishim kiddushim Midrashim shamashim sheloshim Lankershim shammashim Roshei␣Chodashim

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

him Him H.I.M. shi Shi

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

IHS

7 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

hims Hims him's HMIs HMIS mish Mish

36 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Amish Chism Eshim Heims HIGMS HIJMS Himes HIRMS hoism homis Homsi Isham Ishim 'ismah isthm- khims Khims Kishm Masih MICHs mihis Mihms Misha Moshi Shami Shima Shimp shims Shims shmir Smich smish smith Smith whims WHMIS

39 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

him Him H.I.M. his His HIS HMI HMs HMS Hsi HSM IHS Ims IMs IMS ish Ish ISH -ish ism ISM -ism MHs MHS Mis MIs MIS mis- MSH MSI shi Shi SHM shm- sim Sim SIM smh SMH

42 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

chim khim Khim OHIM rhim saim sham Sham Shem Shia Shi'a shid SHID shie shig Shih Shi'i shin Shin Shio ship -ship shir Shis shit Shiu shiv Shiv shiz Shum skim slim Slim SLiM spim stim swim Swim SWIM thim whim WHIM

10 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

him Him H.I.M. shi Shi SHM shm- sim Sim SIM

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