1syllable
shims
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Definitions ofshims
1noun
- A wedge.
- A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
- A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.
- A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
- A small metal device used to pick open a lock.
1verb
- To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.
- To adjust something by using shims.
- To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.
1noun
- A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual.
- Hermaphrodite.
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