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UK
/ʃˈɪm/
]
[ US /ˈʃɪm/ ]
[ US /ˈʃɪm/ ]
NOUN
- a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
How To Use shim In A Sentence
- The radioactive gas xenon, which is often the byproduct of unexpected nuclear fission, was detected at the Fukushima Daiichi plant during tests. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
- The micro-mini white cover-up she had donned over her bathing suit was removed without circumstance, revealing a shimmering gold maillot that dipped very low in back and was accented by sheer finely-woven gold mesh across the waistline in front. Who Said It Would Be Easy
- Some ensembles shimmered with metallic accents, while others popped in bubblegum pink.
- It was purfled about the rim of the soundbox with trapezia of shimmering mother-of-pearl, and it had a black strikeplate in the shape of a clematis flower, inlaid with multicoloured blossoms that were purely the result of an exuberant craftsman's imagination. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- The eyes are the main focus, so shimmer and shine on the rest of the face should be minimal. Times, Sunday Times
- The hole in her shimmery gold nylons from her encounter with the Pekingese didn't add to her self-confidence. KISS AN ANGEL
- Uncle Shim shared these thoughts both as a courtesy to our family and as instruction to me.
- Hiroshima -- As a mountain range rises angularly in the background, two Japanese misses, one in modern dress, the other clad in a traditional Japanese kimono, pose beside the Peace Bridge in Hiroshima during a day of remembrance, the ninth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima with atomic bombs. Archive 2009-01-01
- For two 50-minute sets the crowd shrugged and shimmied to the rhythm of a more blithe and brilliant era.
- When you're that kind of player, it must be so fun to play against no-marks who fall for every stepover, trick, flick and shimmy.