Значення

значень: 11
  1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

    a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs

  2. A device used to trim.

    My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.

  3. A member of the crew who trims the sails.

  4. Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.

  5. 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.

  6. (історичне)A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.

  7. (історичне)A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.

  8. A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.

  9. An adjustable electrical component.

  10. (застаріле)One who or that which trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold.

  11. A fast, high-quality delivery by the bowler, especially one that results in a dismissal of a batter by removing the bails without hitting the stumps.

Приклади

речень: 1
  1. Do you sell beard trimmers?

Походження

From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” f

From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” from 1680s, from nautical sense of “adjust sails with the wind”.

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Форми

множина: trimmers
Однинаtrimmer
Множинаtrimmers

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Синоніми

синонімів: 4
sail trimmer
Близькі за значенням
  • 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.:trimmer joist
  • capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments:trimming capacitor
  • a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs:pruner

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 9

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