About The Word Trimmer
Learn about the word Trimmer to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Trimmer definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Trimmer
| Trimmer Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Trimmer?
[n] joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
[n] capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments [n] a machine that trims timber [n] a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe" Synonyms | Synonyms for Trimmer: pruner | trimmer joist | trimming capacitor Related Terms | Find terms related to Trimmer: See Also | capacitance | capacitor | condenser | electrical condenser | joist | machine | worker Trimmer In Webster's Dictionary \Trim"mer\, n. (Coal Storage)
An apparatus used for piling the coal in gradually increasing
piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of
the prism.
\Trim"mer\, n. 1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments. 2. One who does not adopt extreme opinions in politics, or the like; one who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear to favor each; a timeserver. Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. --Macaulay. 3. An instrument with which trimming is done. 4. (Arch.) A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of {Header}. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Tijuana ‐ a Mexican City just south of San Diego on the Lower California…
- Mercury ‐ temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was…
- Reticule ‐ a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal…
- Western prince's pine ‐ Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a…
- Mesohippus ‐ North American 3-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly…
- Neuralgy ‐ acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or…
- Tepee ‐ a native American tent; usually of…
- Fling ‐ the act of flinging [n] a brief indulgence of your impulses [n]…
- Family cryptocercidae ‐ a family of…
- Papillon ‐ small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted…