shim

Noun

shim (plural shims)

1. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds.
2. a wedge or washer inserted into gaps in machinery to help with fitting or alignment

4 letters in word "shim": H I M S.

Anagrams of shim:

• hims

Words found within shim:

hi him his hm is ish ism mi mis sh si sim

• Definitions:
• Thin tapered piece of wood used for leveling or tightening a stair or other building element.
• A thin piece of material (often tapered) used to fill in space between things (for support, leveling, or adjustment of fit)
• a thin, often tapered piece of material used as a leveler or filler between such materials as wood, stone, and metal; the removable, interchangeable "spacers" used to achieve specific neck angles in Taylor new-tech neck joints are a form of shim.
• Cushion. Spacer placed between stone segments. May be lead, copper, plastic and Can vary in thickness.
• A wedge (thicker at the toe).
• Wood to metal used to level or plumb.
• Spacers of precise, predetermined thickness used between parts to establish a proper working relationship.
• (1) A thin, often tapered piece of material such as metal or wood used to fill in space between things. (2) A round, usually magnetic disc used with a dado blade to provide a wider cut.
• a comparatively thin piece of wood, stone, or metal that is inserted between two elements, pieces, or members to fix their relative position and/or to transmit bearing stress
• A piece of thin metal used between two parts to adjust the fit.
• Thin spacer, commonly used to adjust the clearance or relative positions between two parts. For example, shims inserted into or under bucket tappets control valve clearances. Clearance is adjusted by changing the thickness of the shim.
• A thin, wooden wedge -- often used for bracing or leveling another piece of wood.
• a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
• In engineering, a shim is a thin and often tapered or wedged, piece of material, used to fill small gaps or spaces between objects. Shims are typically used in order to support, adjust for better fit, or provide a level surface. ...
• Used during installation to insure that adjacent countertop slabs are flush and level.

• shily ←
• shilpit ←
• shills ←
• shim
• → shimaal
• → shimaals
• → shimmed