plural of Shim

plural of shim

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shim

A wedge. / A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.

To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery. / To adjust something by using shims. / To adjust the homogeneity of a magnetic field, after the mechanical devices once used for the purpose.

(informal, often derogatory) A transsexual person, especially a trans woman; (loosely) a drag queen or transvestite.

Fitted with shims / (pool, of a pocket) Having shims that reduce its size

simple past tense and past participle of shim

present participle of shim

(crime) The act of fraudulently copying a chip from a chip-and-pin card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a shimmer