trims

Snips just enough

Trims is the plural of trim—decorative edgings or accessories that finish something off: window trims, car trims, the trims on a Christmas tree.

In hairdressing, trims are minor cuts that maintain a style without changing it: I just need a trim, not a full haircut.

The verb trims means cuts away excess or decorates: She trims the hedges every spring.

cutting

scissors

Pivoted twin-blade cutter

clip · prune · shear · lop · pare · neaten · tidy · edge · shape · sculpt

decoration

ribbon

Slender ornamental strip

  • laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
  • fringeOutermost edge or margin
  • pipingTubes for fluid transport

beading · braid · tassels · edging · applique · sequins · ruffle · flounce · gimp · galloon

finish

molding

Decorative architectural edging

casing · doorframe · windowsill · fascia · architrave · quarter-round · chair rail · cornice · millwork · woodwork

reduction

fat

Adipose tissue

expenses · waste · overhead · surplus · staff · workforce · payroll · spending · deficit · inventory

precision

careful

Exercising caution and attention

  • meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
  • exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
  • fineAcceptable in quality

delicate · measured · controlled · surgical · detailed · exacting · neat · clean · refined · skillful

Categories
Opposites
size/quantity reduction

trimsexpands

Increases in volume

enlarges · increases · augments · grows · inflates

length/extent

trimslengthens

Increases in extent

extends · elongates · stretches · prolongs · lets out

decorative addition

trimsstrips

Narrow cut pieces

bares · simplifies

Phrases
Family

trim, trimming, trimmed, trimmer, trimness, trimmers, untrimmed, trimmest, overtrimmed

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G