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49 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —
  • trim v. (Transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
  • trim v. (Transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
  • trim v. (Transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using…
  • trim v. (Transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast;…
  • trim v. (Transitive, nautical, of a vessel’s sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind…
  • trim v. (Dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
  • trim v. (Transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
  • trim v. (Transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
  • trim v. (Transitive, dated) To rebuke; to reprove.
  • trim v. (Transitive, dated) To beat or thrash.
  • trim v. (Transitive, historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
  • trim v. (Transitive, by extension) To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
  • trim n. (Uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
  • trim n. (Countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
  • trim n. Dress; gear; ornaments.
  • trim n. (Countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
  • trim n. (Uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired…
  • trim n. (Uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
  • trim n. (Uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse.
  • trim n. (Nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast;…
  • trim n. (Nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
  • trim adj. Physically fit.
  • trim adj. Slender, lean.
  • trim adj. Neat or smart in appearance.
  • trim adv. (Nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
  • trim adv. (Nautical) With sails well trimmed.
  • Trim prop.n. A surname.
  • TRIM n. (Law) Acronym of trade-related investment measure.
— Foreign words, define in English —
  • Albanian
    • trim n. Man, manful.
    • trim n. Hero.
    • trim n. Courageous.
    • trim n. Valiant, valorous.
    • trim n. Brave, hardy.
    • Trim prop.n. A male given name.
  • Latvian
    • trim num. Dative plural masculine form of trīs.
    • trim num. Instrumental plural masculine form of trīs.
    • trim num. Dative plural feminine form of trīs.
    • trim num. Instrumental plural feminine form of trīs.
— English words, defined in French —
  • trim v. Tailler, rogner.
  • trim v. Décorer, en particulier un sapin de Noël.
  • trim v. (Aviation) Modifier l’assiette (tangage) en utilisant les gouvernes de profondeur. Piquer, tanguer.
  • trim v. (Navigation) Ajuster le ballast.
  • trim v. (Navigation) Ajuster la voile.
  • trim v. (Désuet) Équilibrer ; fluctuer entre deux partis pour sembler favoriser les deux.
  • trim v. (Désuet) Tabasser.
— English word, defined in Portuguese —
  • trim v. Aparar, cortar as pontas.
— In Dutch —
  • trim w. Eerste persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van trimmen.
  • trim w. Gebiedende wijs van trimmen.
  • trim w. (Bij inversie) tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van trimmen.
169 English words from 38 English definitions

Acronym adjust adjustment adorn adorned aft aircraft along and and/or angle any appear appearance arc arc␣lamp arrangement as␣to aviation back balance ballast beat between borders Brave bright by␣extension carbon cargo carpentry change Christmas Christmas␣tree clean control control␣surfaces Countable Courageous cut cut␣back dated Dative decorate decoration desired disposition dress due each edges equipped especially excess existing extension favour feminine fit flame fluctuate for fore fore␣and␣aft form gear given given␣name good haircut hardy Hero historical Instrumental intercourse investment lamp Law lean maintain maintained make make␣right male Man managed manful manner masculine measure mechanism mildly moderate modify name nautical neat of␣a of␣an one order ornaments parties Physically pitch placed pleasing plural positions properly purpose put put␣in rebuke reduce reference related relative remove reprove right rods roll sails Sexual Sexual␣intercourse shifting slang Slender slightly smart smooth so␣as so␣as␣to something sometimes state style such such␣that surfaces surname that the thrash timber to␣the touch touch␣up trade Transitive tree trim trimmed Uncountable used used␣to using Valiant valorous vessel vulgar water well which wick wind with yaw

13 English words from 11 foreign definitions

assiette Aviation ballast entre les Modifier Navigation Noël partis Piquer pour van voile

39 foreign words from 11 foreign definitions

Ajuster Aparar Bij cortar Décorer Désuet deux Eerste Eerste␣persoon enkelvoud en␣particulier entre␣deux Équilibrer favoriser fluctuer Gebiedende Gebiedende␣wijs gouvernes inversie les␣deux particulier persoon pontas profondeur rogner sapin sapin␣de␣Noël sembler Tabasser Tailler tangage tanguer tegenwoordige␣tijd tijd trimmen tweede tweede␣persoon utilisant wijs

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

Trimm trims Trims TRIMs trimac trimba Trimen trimer trimix trimly Trimms trim␣up trimacs trimbas Trimble Trimdon trimean trimers trimery Trimier Trimley trimmed trimmer Trimmer trimmin' tri-mode trimtab trim␣tab trimuon trimagic trimaran Trimbles Trimboli trimeans trimeric trimesic trimetal trimeter trimetre trimitic trimmers Trimmers trimmest trimmeth trimming Trimnell trimness trimodal trimorph trimotor +227 words

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

strims betrims retrims untrims mistrims Petrimir pretrims strimmed strimmer vitrimer betrimmed cetrimide detriment matrimony nitrimine nutriment overtrims patrimony retriment retrimmed salatrims split␣rims strimmers strimming untrimmed vitrimers allotrimer betrimming detriments homotrimer matrimania matrimoine mistrimmed monotrimer muttrimony nitrimines nutriments Patrimonio pretrimmed retriments retrimming taltrimide titrimeter titrimetry untrimming bush␣trimmer cetrimonium clotrimazol cyclotrimer detrimental +134 words

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

strim Antrim betrim retrim untrim Leitrim mistrim Mostrim pretrim alastrim overtrim salatrim split␣rim McEllistrim County␣Antrim in␣fighting␣trim

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

rim tri Tri TRI tri-

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

Irt IRT mir miR Mir MIR MIRT

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

MIRT RMIT

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

amrit Armit ermit matri- Mcrit merit mirth miter mitra Mitra mitre murti remit smirt strim Tarim Terim timar timer Timor Timur tirma Trimm trims Trims TRIMs

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

IMT IRM Irt IRT ITM mir miR Mir MIR MIT mit- MRI MRT MTR rim rit RMI RMT RTI RTM Tim TIM Tim. Tir TIR TMI tmr TMR tri Tri TRI tri-

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

brim Brim crim Crim Crim. frim FRIM grim Grim prim -prim thim tram trib Trib tri-D trie trig trio trip tris Tris TRIs TRIS tris- trit trit- Trix -trix Trym

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

rim Tim TIM Tim. tri Tri TRI tri-

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

Tarim Terim Trimm


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