shim
(noun) a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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.
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.
• HMIS, HMIs, Mish, hims, mish
Shim (plural Shims)
A surname.
• 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.
• HMIS, HMIs, Mish, hims, mish
SHIM (uncountable)
(uncountable, microscopy) Abbreviation of scanning helium ion microscope.
• 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
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
