trimming
Removing the excess
Trimming is what gets cut away when something is shaped or reduced: grass trimmings, hedge trimmings.
The plural trimmings often means accompaniments or extras—a turkey dinner with all the trimmings.
Trimming also describes decorative additions: lace trimming on a dress.
In sailing, trimming adjusts sails for optimal wind.
Informally, a trimming can be a severe defeat: They gave us a real trimming.
Heavy-duty cutting blades
- secateursGarden cutting tool
- loppersLong-handled branch cutters
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
deadheading · thinning · shaping · clipping · pinching · coppicing · pollarding · bonsai
Professional who trims locks
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
- razorBlade for removing hair
- shearsHeavy-duty cutting blades
scissors · sideburns · bangs · split ends · neckline · beard · mustache · eyebrows
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- edgingDecorative border material
- pipingTubes for fluid transport
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
ribbon · braid · rickrack · tassel · beading · sequins · border · gimp
Plan for spending
- costsAmounts required to pay
- expensesMoney spent on things
- workforceAll available workers
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
fat · waste · overhead · redundancy · downsizing · cutbacks · reduction · paring
shears
Heavy-duty cutting blades
topiary · deadheading · thinning · shaping · clipping · pinching · coppicing · pollarding · bonsai · espalier
barber
Professional who trims locks
shears · scissors · sideburns · bangs · split ends · neckline · beard · mustache · eyebrows · nails
embellishment
Decorative addition or exaggeration
lace · ribbon · braid · rickrack · tassel · beading · sequins · border · gimp · cording
budget
Plan for spending
staff · fat · waste · overhead · redundancy · downsizing · cutbacks · reduction · paring · slashing
snip
Small quick cut
pare · lop · truncate · excise · shorten · reduce · crop · edge · neaten · tidy
edges
Outer limits or boundaries
head · tail · guillotine · plough · gold leaf · burnishing · sprinkled · stained · flush · square
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting
- landscapinglawn care, landscaping, lawn mowing, grading, gardening
- decoratingdecorating, adorning, embellishing, ornamenting, beautifying
- embellishmentsembellish, adorn, garnishing, bedecking, beautifying
- groundskeepinglawn care, mowing, groundskeeping, lawn mowing, groundskeeper
trimmingextending
Increasing in reach
increasing · expanding · enlarging · adding · augmenting
trimmingstripping
Removing outer layers
baring · plain · unadorned · undecorated · unembellished
- trimming nailsCutting fingertip keratin
- nail trimmingCutting back fingertips' edges
- trimming one's sailsReducing scope prudently
- hedge trimmingShaping boundary shrubs
- trimming shearsTwo-handled cutting implement
- beard trimmingShaping facial hair shorter