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TRIMMERS

"TRIMMERS" is a plural of: trimmer.

Date "TRIMMERS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references)


Specialty Definition: TRIMMERS

DomainDefinition

Mining

The shotholes drilled around the periphery of a shaft sinking or tunnel which break or trim the sides of the excavation to the shape and size required. Source: European Union. (references)
 A. The shotholes drilled around the periphery of a shaft or tunnel that break or trim the sides of the excavation to the shape and size required. See also:cut holesb. The top row of holes in a tunnel face. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: TRIMMERS

English words defined with "TRIMMERS": trimmer arch. (references)
Specialty definitions using "TRIMMERS": easer holesFLORAL DESIGNERPIPE FINISHERUTILITY OPERATOR. (references)

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Commercial Usage: TRIMMERS

DomainTitle

Books

  • Scallops Window Trimmers (reference)

  • 1987 Grounds Equipment Trade-In Guide: 1982-1986: Covers Edgers & Trimmers, Rotary Tillers, Snow Throwers, Lawn Cleaners, Lawn Renovators, Shredder (reference)

  • Welcome Winking Apples Trimmers (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: TRIMMERS

Illustrations:
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Computer Images:
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Photo Album: TRIMMERS

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Grain Trimmers union headquarters. Duluth, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TRIMMERS

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

But it is powered gardening equipment like hedge trimmers and grass strimmers that are most in demand - often bought as gifts. (references)

Cordless or mains-powered drills, multifunctional tools, electric sanders, electric saws, and electric hedge trimmers are the tools most in demand. (references)

For the purpose of this analysis, equipment within the power tool sector includes drills, cordless drills, sanders, power screwdrivers, jigsaws, circular saws, hedge trimmers, steam wallpaper strippers and powered painting systems. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: TRIMMERS

"TRIMMERS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "TRIMMERS" is used about 15 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)100%1590,616

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: TRIMMERS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

string trimmers

281

electric hedge trimmers

26

trimmers

210

honda string trimmers

26

hedge trimmers

201

echo gas trimmers

24

gas trimmers

145

dr trimmers

23

grass trimmers

127

gas string trimmers

22

weed trimmers

121

nose hair trimmers

21

echo trimmers

120

gas line trimmers

21

lawn trimmers

93

echo trimmers weed

20

stihl trimmers

67

tummy trimmers

20

ryobi trimmers

59

mcculloch trimmers

18

hair trimmers

55

stihl string trimmers

17

homelite trimmers

51

ryobi gas trimmers

17

line trimmers

46

gas weed trimmers

17

paper trimmers

45

echo hedge trimmers

17

beard trimmers

39

cordless trimmers

17

honda trimmers

37

ryobi string trimmers

17

tree trimmers

35

echo grass trimmers

16

gas hedge trimmers

35

gas mcculloch trimmers

15

homelite string trimmers

30

husqvarna trimmers

15

echo string trimmers

28

high wheel trimmers

15
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TRIMMERS

Language Translations for "TRIMMERS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

konturskud (outer shots, trimmer shots, trimming shots). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

kransschot (outer shots, trimmer shots, trimming shots). (various references)

   

French

  

tir de parement (trimmer shots, trimming shots). (various references)

   

German

  

Kranzsschuss (outer shots, trimmer shots, trimming shots). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πυροδότηση διατρημάτων της οριογραμμής εξόρυξης (outer shots, trimmer shots, trimming shots). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

immerstray

   

Portuguese

  

tiro de paramento (outer shots, trimmer shots, trimming shots), tiro de acabamento (outer shots, trimmer shots, trimming shots). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

disparo de cabeza (outer shots, trimmer shots, trimming shots). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: TRIMMERS

Misspellings

"TRIMMERS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: drimers, Rimmers, tremers, tremmers, trimemes, trimer, trimers, Trimurti, Trumhere, tzimmer. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "TRIMMERS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "TRIMMERS" (pronounced tri"merz)
4-i" m er zdimmers, glimmers, shimmers, simmers, skimmers, swimmers.
3-m er zastronomers, bloomers, bombers, boomers, charmers, climbers, comers, consumers, costumers, cucumbers, customers, disclaimers, dreamers, drummers, elastomers, farmers, framers, Gamers, groomers, hammers, homers, informers, isomers, jackhammers, jammers, latecomers, lemurs, monomers, murmurs, newcomers, performers, plumbers, polymers, primers, programmers, reamers, reformers, rumors, rumours, screamers, steamers, streamers, summers, termers, timers, transformers, tremors, tumors.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: TRIMMERS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-i-m-m-r-r-s-t"

-1 letter: misterm, retrims, rimmers, trimers, trimmer.

-2 letters: merits, mimers, mismet, mister, miters, mitres, remits, retrim, rimers, rimmer, simmer, smiter, timers, triers, trimer.

-3 letters: emirs, emits, items, merit, metis, mimer, mimes, mires, miser, miter, mites, mitre, remit, rimer, rimes, riser, rites, smite, stime, terms, tiers, timer, times, tires, trier, tries, trims.

-4 letters: emir, emit, errs, erst.

 Words containing the letters "e-i-m-m-r-r-s-t"
 

+2 letters: merriments.

 

+3 letters: micrometers.

 

+4 letters: crematoriums.

 

+5 letters: immortalizers, morphometries, normothermias, reimbursement, thermometries, thermotropism, trimethoprims.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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