shim

Etymology 1

 * from . Originally a piece of iron attached to a plow; sense of “thin piece of wood” from 1723, sense of “thin piece of material used for alignment or support” from 1860.

Noun

 * 1) A wedge.
 * 2) A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
 * 3)  A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.
 * 4) A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
 * 5)  A small metal device used to pick open a lock.
 * 1) A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
 * 2)  A small metal device used to pick open a lock.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Maori: tahatiti


 * Bulgarian:
 * French: cale d'épaisseur,, ,
 * German:, Abstandhalter, Abstandsblech, , Zwischenstück, Klemmstück, Distanzstück, Futterblech, Futterholz, Ausgleichsblech, Ausgleichsstück, Passstück, Beilagscheibe, Beilagescheibe
 * Malay: syim,, penyendal, sesendal
 * Maori: tūauau
 * Russian: регулировочная прокладка


 * French:


 * German:

Verb

 * 1) To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.
 * 2) To adjust something by using shims.
 * 3) To adjust the homogeneity of a magnetic field, after the mechanical devices once used for the purpose.
 * 4)  To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1)  A transsexual person, especially a trans woman;  a drag queen or transvestite.
 * 2)  A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits; a hermaphrodite.
 * 1)  A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits; a hermaphrodite.
 * 1)  A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits; a hermaphrodite.
 * 1)  A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits; a hermaphrodite.
 * 1)  A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits; a hermaphrodite.

Translations

 * German:, ,

Noun

 * 1) eye

Noun

 * 1) pants