trimmer
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- noun
- /ˈtrɪmər/
- Marvin is using a weed trimmer to spruce up the shrubs to within an inch of their lives.
- string trimmer
- hedge trimmer
- trimmer-mower
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Watch on YouTubeThe weed whacker is that ear nose hair trimmer.
- The weed whacker is that ear nose hair trimmer.
- Plus with our trimmer, that's what we use to help keep an edge through the the gear.
- Keep those those trimmers near you, you know, like on the couch when you're trimming nails.
- It has a dual skin safe blade system with an upgraded trimmer blade and a foil blade for a smooth skin close finish.
- We really took a nose trimmer to the mall and wore these.
Examples
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It's Saturday morning, and the hum of distant lawn mowers and hedge trimmers echoes through the neighborhood.
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Kline's task was to use a gas-powered trimmer to edge the property.
Blog text (16) -
I used the nose trimmer, that one.
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When you get to your hotel room, I bring a beard trimmer and also a body trimmer.
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They have bought a hedge trimmer and a safe.
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Smooth or clean up any irregularities in the surfaces as needed with a file, knife, or trimmer.
Blog text (10) -
Use the electrical trimmer to trim down the hair at the animal's hind legs slowly and carefully.
Blog text (1) -
Lawn mowers and weed trimmers are incredibly expensive during the spring and summer months.
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He bought a new hedge trimmer to keep his garden looking neat and tidy.
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The barber used an electric trimmer to shape my hair perfectly.
Synonyms
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A sharp tool with a thin metal edge for cutting hair from the face or body
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A tool with two blades that cut thin materials like paper
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2.5
A tool used to cut materials like glass or dough
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1.0
A machine that cuts grass on lawns
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2.8
A small tool with blades used to cut hair or nails
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3.0
Large strong scissors for cutting thick things like hedges or cloth
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1.4
An electric machine that removes hair from your face or body
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4.2
A tool with a long handle and curved blade for cutting small branches
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A tool with sharp blades that cuts and shapes garden hedges
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A person or machine that uses large scissors to cut wool from sheep and other thick materials
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A tool used to trim and shape the edge of a lawn
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A long-handled tool with a sharp blade for cutting small tree branches
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A small machine like electric clippers that cuts hair
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A person or tool that cuts threads and trims small plants
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A machine used to cut and gather farm plants at harvest
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A machine that makes a shaped edge on wood or metal
A rough tool with sharp teeth used to shape wood or metal
Compounds
- Specialized
A curved support built between short floor beams to carry the weight of a fireplace opening
- Specialized
A beam that supports the end of an opening in floors and roofs, like a stair or chimney
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Morphology
Etymology
Trimmer for a machine comes from trim ('to make even or neat') and the ending -er that means 'thing that does it', just like a 'baker' is a thing that bakes. So a trimmer is a tool that cuts or evens materials to give a neat finish.