shim

/ʃɪm/
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Other forms: shims; shimming

Definitions of shim
  1. noun
    a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
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    type of:
    wedge
    something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
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