trimmers
Garden pruning tools
Trimmers are tools or devices used for cutting, shaping, or tidying edges.
Hedge trimmers cut back overgrown shrubs.
String trimmers (also weed whackers) clear grass along fences and walkways.
Hair trimmers clip close to the scalp or shape beards.
The word extends to anyone who trims—and historically to politicians who shift positions to suit prevailing winds.
Handheld cutting implements
- barberProfessional who trims locks
- stylistHair or fashion expert
- beardFacial hair growth
- haircutStyling by trimming
edging · fade · buzzcut · sideburns · mustache · goatee · stubble · undercut
Boundary of planted shrubs
- prunersHand tools for trimming plants
- shearsHeavy-duty cutting blades
- loppersLong-handled branch cutters
- secateursGarden cutting tool
topiary · shrubs · edging · lawn · grass · weeds · branches · pruning
clippers
Handheld cutting implements
haircut · edging · fade · buzzcut · sideburns · mustache · goatee · stubble · undercut · crewcut
hedge
Boundary of planted shrubs
- prunersHand tools for trimming plants
- shearsHeavy-duty cutting blades
- loppersLong-handled branch cutters
secateurs · topiary · shrubs · edging · lawn · grass · weeds · branches · pruning · clippings
sharpen
Make keener or finer
blades · replace · adjust · service · parts · manual · cordless · battery · motor · guard
detail
Single small element
edges · corners · tight spaces · accuracy · control · delicate · careful · even · neat · outline
- barbershop suppliesclippers, razors, shaving cream, scissors, combs
- salon equipmenthair dryer, hair dryers, blow dryer, curling iron, barber poles
- barber toolsscissors, shears, clippers, razors, thinning shears
- garment workersseamstresses, tailors, sewers, cutters, stitchers
- greenkeepersmowing, grass, fairways, greens, bunkers
- Philips productsSonicare, Norelco, shavers, shaver, electric toothbrush
trimmersplanters
Vessels for cultivating vegetation
seeders · cultivators · sprinklers · growers · irrigation systems
trimmersmowers
Devices that cut turf
chainsaws · tractors · saws · bulldozers · combines
trimmersextremists
Those with radical positions
radicals · hardliners · zealots · ideologues · purists
- hedge trimmerDevice for shaping shrubbery
- beard trimmerTool for shortening whiskers
- nail trimmersHandheld manicure cutting tool
- trimmed down
- string trimmerMotorized lawn edge cutter
- trimmed the fat