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SHIM
shim
(noun) a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
shim (plural shims)
A wedge.
A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
(computing) A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.
A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
A small metal device used to pick open a lock.
Verb
shim (third-person singular simple present shims, present participle shimming, simple past and past participle shimmed)
To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.
To adjust something by using shims.
(computing, transitive) To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.
Etymology 2
Noun
shim (plural shims)
(informal, often, derogatory) a person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual.
(informal, often, derogatory) hermaphrodite.
Anagrams
• HMIS, HMIs, Mish, hims, mish
Proper noun
Shim (plural Shims)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shim is the 6801st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4958 individuals. Shim is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.65%) individuals.
Anagrams
• HMIS, HMIs, Mish, hims, mish
Noun
SHIM (uncountable)
(uncountable, microscopy) Abbreviation of scanning helium ion microscope.
Anagrams
• HMIS, HMIs, Mish, hims, mish
Source: Wiktionary
Shim, n.
1. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds.
2. (Mach.)
Definition: A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a fit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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