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Dictionary: trim·ming   (trĭm'ĭng) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of one that trims.
  2. Something added as decoration or ornament, especially a band of lace or embroidery on clothing.
  3. trimmings Accessories; extras: roast turkey with all the trimmings.
  4. trimmings Scraps or material removed when something is trimmed.
  5. Informal. A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.

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noun

  1. Something that adorns: adornment, decoration, embellishment, garnishment, garniture, ornament, ornamentation, trim. See beautiful/ugly.
  2. The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated: beating, defeat, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment. Informal massacre, whipping. Slang dusting, licking. See win/lose/recovery.
  3. A punishment dealt with blows or lashes: beating, flogging, hiding, lashing, thrashing, whipping. Slang licking. See attack/defend, reward/punish/deserve.

Architecture: trimming
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Trimming rafters, or trimmers and trimming joists which form an opening.


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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the act of adding decoration

Meaning #2: a decoration or adornment on a garment
  Synonyms: trim, passementerie

Meaning #3: cutting down to the desired size or shape
  Synonyms: trim, clipping


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pudsning, klipning, trimning

Nederlands (Dutch)
opsmuk, franje, toebehoren, (af)snoeisel

Français (French)
n. - garniture, passementerie, (Culin) accompagnements traditionnels (npl), (Aut) option (npl), (le) tralala (fam) (npl), rognures (de viande, de poisson (npl), parures (npl), chutes (de tissu) (npl)

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Nach)schneiden, Zurichten, Trimmen, Verzierung, Extras, Garnierung, Abfälle (beim Zuschneiden), Zurechtweisung, Prügel, Niederlage

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στον πληθ.) γαρνιτούρες, γαρνιρίσματα, εδέσματα που συνοδεύουν το κύριο πιάτο

Italiano (Italian)
guarnire, guarnizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - enfeite (m), ornamentação (f), reprimenda (f), mudança de opinião (f), aparas (f pl)

Русский (Russian)
приправа, гарнир, украшение, отделка

Español (Spanish)
n. - adornar, arreglar, desbastar, podar, arreglo, adorno, recorte, poda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - putsning, trimning, skötsel, dekorering, dekoration, garnering, tillbehör

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
整修, 装饰品

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 整修, 裝飾品

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정돈, 손질, 장식품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 整とん, 手入れ, 飾り, 添え物, 刈り込んだ物, 整頓, 装飾品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قصاصه, زركشه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סידור, גיזום, קישוט, גזומת, נסורת, קישוטי-ארוחה‬


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