shimmed
Made perfectly level
Shimmed is the past tense of shim, meaning to level, adjust, or fill a gap using a thin wedge or spacer.
Carpenters shim doors and windows to make them plumb; mechanics shim engine components to achieve proper clearance: I shimmed the cabinet until it sat level.
In computing, shimmed describes software modified with a compatibility layer to work in an environment it wasn't designed for.
Spacer ring for fasteners
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
- spacerDevice maintaining separation
- packerOne who boxes goods
filler · liner · pad · sleeve · bushing · collar · plate · strip
Steadied against force
- securedMade fast or obtained
- supportedGave aid or backing
- steadiedMade firm or stable
- anchoredFixed securely in position
reinforced · propped · fixed · fastened · immobilized · clamped · wedged · packed
washer
Spacer ring for fasteners
packer · filler · liner · pad · sleeve · bushing · collar · plate · strip · block
braced
Steadied against force
anchored · reinforced · propped · fixed · fastened · immobilized · clamped · wedged · packed · tightened
leveled
Made flat or equal
adjusted · calibrated · balanced · squared · flattened · evened · straightened · graded · corrected · plumbed
installed
Put into position
- insertedPut inside or between
- placedPut somewhere specific
- positionedSet in location
slotted · wedged · packed · seated · set · adjusted · mounted · assembled · aligned · coupled