Related Words for trim

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reduce
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Verb, Verb
lean
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Verb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
pare
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Noun, Verb, Noun
cut
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Noun, Verb, Noun, Adjective
lop
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
clipping
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
snip
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
garnish
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb
shave
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Verb, Verb, Noun
plain
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Noun, Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
thin
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Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
tidy
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
spare
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Noun, Adjective, Verb, Noun
groomed
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Noun, Adjective
tailored
/x
Adjective, Adjective
manicure
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dress
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Verb, Noun, Verb
trig
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Verb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
crop
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Verb, Noun, Verb
prune
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Verb, Noun, Verb
bring down
//
Phrase, Verb
cut back
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Phrase, Verb
cut down
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Phrase, Verb, Adjective
trimmings
/x
Noun
moldings
/x
Noun
chop
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Noun
edging
/x
Noun
embellish
x/x
Verb
paint
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Noun
mouldings
/x
Noun
toenails
/x
Noun
tail
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Noun
ruffle
/x
Noun
strip
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Noun
spruce
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Noun
paneling
/xx
Noun
modify
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Verb
stripe
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Noun
remove
x/
Verb
exterior
x/xx
Noun
upholstery
x/xx
Noun
hair
/
Noun
ribbon
/x
Noun
flush
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Noun
slash
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Noun
scissor
/x
Noun
decorate
/xx
Verb
tweak
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Noun
finish
/x
Noun
scrub
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Noun
shape
/
Noun
truncate
/x
Noun
shorten
/x
Verb
abridge
x/
Verb
slim
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Noun
curtail
x/
Verb
strip away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
subtract
x/
Verb
purge
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Noun
strip down
/x
Phrase, Verb
trail
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Noun
trunk
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Noun
narrow
/x
Adjective
minimize
/xx
Verb
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
drop
/
Noun
diminish
x/x
Verb
abbreviate
x/xx
Verb
trace
/
Noun
deduct
x/
Verb
cut short
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
flatten
/x
Verb
switch
/
Noun
cut off
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Phrase, Verb, Noun
moderate
/xx
Adjective
compress
/x
Noun
taper
/x
Noun
skinny
/x
Adjective
prime
/
Noun
tram
/
Noun
detach
x/
Verb
shrink
/
Verb
lessen
/x
Verb
cut up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
razor
/x
Noun
divide
x/
Noun
trice
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Noun
small
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Adjective
detract
x/
Verb
slight
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Adjective
clipper
/x
Noun
scale
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Noun
lose
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Verb
clean out
//
Phrase, Verb
margin
/x
Noun
preen
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Noun
stump
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Noun
slice
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Noun
lightweight
//
Adjective
tranche
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Noun
lower
/x
Adjective
terminate
/xx
Verb
mince
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Noun
tract
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Noun
downsize
/x
Verb
abstract
x/
Name
trash
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Noun
crease
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Noun
slit
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Noun
slice and dice
//x
Phrase, Verb
omit
x/
Verb
limb
/
Noun
scrap
/
Noun
attenuate
x/xx
Verb
short
/
Adjective
halve
/
Verb
knife
/
Noun
trip
/
Noun
decrease
x/
Noun
branch
/
Noun
train
/
Noun
constrict
x/
Verb
chamfer
/x
Noun
split
/
Noun
pull
/
Noun
tail off
//
Phrase, Verb
derogate
x/x
Verb
scalp
/
Noun
cull
/
Noun
tone down
/x
Phrase, Verb
clean
/
Adjective
take away
/xx
Phrase, Verb, Noun
intersect
xx/
Noun
stub
/
Noun
filter
/x
Noun
clear away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stretch
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Noun
whittle
/x
Noun
batting
/x
Noun
crimp
/
Verb
select
x/
Adjective
wicks
/
Noun
wadding
/x
Noun
sails
/
Noun
excess
/x
Adjective
waistline
/x
Noun
sideburns
/x
Noun
crusts
/
Noun
interfacing
/xxx
Noun
hedges
/x
Noun
mow
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Verb
leeks
/
Noun
artichokes
/xx
Noun
pastry
/x
Noun
shears
/
Noun
turnings
/x
Noun
beards
/
Noun
zucchini
x/x
Noun
seam
/
Noun
overhang
/xx
Noun
accent
x/
Noun, Verb
adjunctive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
adornments
x/x
Noun
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bedraggled
x/x
Adjective
bent
/
Noun, Adjective
bevel
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blinds
/
Adjective
bolster
/x
Verb, Noun
bowed
/
Adjective
braid
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
buttons
/x
Noun
cap
/
Noun, Verb
compact
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
covers
/x
Noun
cup
/
Noun, Verb
cutout
/x
Noun
decoration
xx/x
Noun
deflate
x/
Verb
disheveled
x/x
Adjective
door
/
Noun, Verb
facings
/x
Noun
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
filler
/x
Noun
filling
/x
Noun, Adjective
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fittings
/x
Noun
fleece
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Noun, Verb
frayed
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Adjective
frosting
/x
Noun
garrison
/xx
Noun, Verb
gold braid
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Phrase, Noun
grass
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Noun, Verb
inflate
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Verb
knock off
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Phrase, Verb, Noun
lettering
/xx
Noun
lining
/x
Noun
mic
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
neat
/
Adjective, Noun
nondescript
/x/
Adjective, Noun
outfit
/x
Noun, Verb
pad
/
Noun, Verb
pinch
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Noun, Verb
plate
/
Noun, Verb
poll
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
pollard
/x
Name, Verb
presentable
x/xx
Adjective
proportioned
x/x
Adjective
ragged
/x
Adjective
railings
/x
Noun
shoes
/
Noun
sleek
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
spaces
/x
Noun
stitching
/x
Noun
stucco
/x
Noun, Verb
stuffing
/x
Noun
stylish
/x
Adjective
tip
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Noun, Verb
top
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Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
toppings
/x
Noun
tree
/
Noun, Verb
uniform
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
unkempt
x/
Adjective
wispy
/x
Adjective
woodwork
/x
Noun, Verb
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
die
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Verb, Noun
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
gloss
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Noun, Verb