Associations to the word «Shim»
Noun
- Coil
- Gradient
- Magnet
- Jae
- Doo
- Soo
- Jin
- Tak
- Rae
- Jung
- Matrix
- Tar
- Sung
- Gong
- Trap
- Yi
- Bucket
- Ji
- Pulse
- Current
- Inline
- Sample
- Kim
- Header
- Valve
- Shin
- Ha
- Nam
- Chun
- Manifold
- Woo
- Api
- Kang
- Chung
- Bo
- Chang
- Exp
- Dong
- Aluminium
- Bearing
- Cathy
- Min
- Compatibility
- Clearance
- Chong
- Yun
- Gu
- Ho
- Yang
- Gus
- Choreography
- Jo
- Han
- Compression
- Field
- Mi
- Ju
- Sim
- Seoul
- Prefix
- Hun
- Serena
- Cpu
- Sang
- Jun
- Alloy
- Thickness
- Ki
- Cho
- Displacement
- Cylinder
- Adjustment
- Na
- Lee
- Starring
- Aspiration
- Abd
- Ja
- Timing
- Process
- Method
- Cc
- Frankie
- Spokesperson
- Mu
- Resonance
Wiktionary
SHIM, noun. A wedge.
SHIM, noun. A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
SHIM, noun. (computing) A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.
SHIM, noun. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
SHIM, noun. A small metal device used to pick open a lock.
SHIM, verb. To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.
SHIM, verb. To adjust something by using shims.
SHIM, verb. (computing) (transitive) To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.
SHIM, noun. (informal) (often derogatory) a person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual.
SHIM, noun. (informal) (often derogatory) hermaphrodite.
Dictionary definition
SHIM, noun. A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
Wise words
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