SHIM Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word shim. (close relations)
Definition of SHIM
Best Alternative Words for SHIM
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| block | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) • a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings • a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides • a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit • housing in a large building that is divided into separate units • (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted • an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope • a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • a platform from which an auctioneer sells • the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements verb • render unsuitable for passage • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • stop from happening or developing • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals • run on a block system • interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia • shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight • stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block • obstruct • block passage through • support, secure, or raise with a block • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • be unable to remember • shape by using a block • shape into a block or blocks • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | ||||||||
| chock | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object adverb • as completely as possible verb • secure with chocks • support on chocks | ||||||||
| filler | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • used for filling cracks or holes in a surface • 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary • copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper • anything added to fill out a whole • the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar | ||||||||
| wedge | nounn | |||||||
noun • any shape that is triangular in cross section • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States • a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation • a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe • (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole • something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them • a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object verb • put, fix, force, or implant • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space | ||||||||
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