Definitions for shim

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Spelling: [shim]

IPA: /ʃɪm/

Shim is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 30 anagrams from letters in shim (hims).

Definitions for shim

noun

1. a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.

verb (used with object)

1. to fill out or bring to a level by inserting a shim or shims.

Origin of shim

First recorded in 1715-25; origin uncertain

Examples for shim

No, the big elevation rudder was still in place, but it seemed to have no effect on the shim.