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nouna thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevicestype of:
Definition that contains shim
- hiroshima a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area
- shimmy dance a shimmy
- shimmer give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
- scintillating scotoma a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine
- flittering scotoma a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine
- inland sea an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan; surrounded by the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and Kyushu and linked to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel; the chief port is Hiroshima