| v. |
| [1] |
curtail
,
shorten
,
prune
,
pare
,
lop (off)
,
crop
,
bob
,
clip
,
cut
,
shave
,
shear
,
snip
,
dock
,
barber
|
| [2] |
decorate
,
embellish
,
dress up
,
embroider
,
adorn
,
ornament
,
deck out
,
caparison
,
beautify
|
| [3] |
pare
|
| [4] |
reduce
,
cut down
,
cut back
,
trim down
,
trim back
,
cut
,
bring down
|
| [5] |
garnish
,
dress
|
| [6] |
snip
,
clip
,
crop
,
lop
,
dress
,
prune
,
cut back
|
| [7] |
shave
|
|
| n. |
| [1] |
trimness
|
| [2] |
trimming
,
passementerie
|
| [3] |
trimming
,
clipping
|
| [4] |
trimming
,
edging
,
piping
,
purfling
,
ricrac/rickrack
,
embroidery
,
border
,
hem
,
frill
,
fringe
,
ornament
,
ornamentation
,
decoration
,
embellishment
,
adornment
|
| [5] |
condition
,
state
,
fettle
,
health
,
form
,
order
,
fitness
,
repair
,
(Colloq) shape
|
|
| adj. |
| [1] |
neat
,
tidy
,
orderly
,
well-ordered
,
well-groomed
,
well turned out
,
well-kempt
,
smart
,
crisp
,
dapper
,
spick and span
,
spruce
,
shipshape
,
(Archaic)/(Dialect) trig
,
(Colloq) natty
,
(US) spiffy
|
| [2] |
in good/fine fettle
,
fit (as a fiddle)
,
athletic
,
slim
,
slender
,
clean-cut
,
shapely
,
streamlined
,
compact
|
| [3] |
spare
|
| [4] |
shipshape
,
well-kept
|
| [5] |
clean-cut
,
trig
|
| [6] |
tailored
|
|
