Trimmest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trim \Trim\, a. [Compar. {Trimmer}; superl. {Trimmest}.] [See
     {Trim}, v. t.]
     Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for
     service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship
     is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a
     person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his


     dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears
     tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands
     erect.
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           With comely carriage of her countenance trim.
                                                    --Spenser.
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           So deemed I till I viewed their trim array
           Of boats last night.                     --Trench.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trim
       adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a
              body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {spare}]
       2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt},
           {tidy}]
       3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from
          disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little
          sailboat" [syn: {shipshape}, {well-kept}]
       4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and
          well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty
          cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trig}]
       5: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit";
          "tailored curtains" [syn: {tailored}]
       n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: {trimness}]
       2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
          hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {passementerie}]
       3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its
          own orientation
       4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trimming},
          {clipping}]
       v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size;
            "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim
            lumber" [syn: {pare}]
       2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree";
          "trim a shop window"
       3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
          intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
          [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim down}, {trim
          back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
       4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim
          an airplane"
       5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
       6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
          [syn: {garnish}, {dress}]
       7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
          plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {lop},
           {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
       8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {shave}]
       9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
       [also: {trimming}, {trimmed}, {trimmest}, {trimmer}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trimmest
       See {trim}