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S: (n) trim, trimness (a state of arrangement or appearance) "in good trim"
S: (n) trimming, trim, passementerie (a decoration or adornment on a garment) "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
S: (n) trim (attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation)

S: (n) attitude (position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion))

S: (n) orientation (position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions)

S: (n) direction (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves) "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

S: (n) position, spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated) "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"

S: (n) relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)

S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

S: (v) pare, trim (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size) "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
S: (v) trim (decorate, as with ornaments) "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"

S: (v) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down (cut down on; make a reduction in) "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
S: (v) trim (balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces) "trim an airplane"

S: (v) balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise (bring into balance or equilibrium) "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

S: (v) complement (make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to) "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
S: (v) compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up (adjust for) "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
S: (v) cancel, offset, set off (make up for) "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
S: (v) offset, countervail (compensate for or counterbalance) "offset deposits and withdrawals"
S: (v) trim (balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces) "trim an airplane"

S: (v) trim (be in equilibrium during a flight) "The airplane trimmed"
S: (v) trim, garnish, dress (decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)
S: (v) snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of) "dress the plants in the garden"

S: (adj) spare, trim (thin and fit) "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
S: (adj) shipshape, trim, well-kept (of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder) "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"

S: (adj) clean-cut, trig, trim (neat and smart in appearance) "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard"
S: (adj) tailored, trim (severely simple in line or design) "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"