English-Thai Dictionary
shim
N แผ่น ลิ่ม ทำ ด้วย ไม้ เหล็ก หรือ หิน สำหรับ บุ รอง ใน การก่อ ตึก pan-lim-tam-duai-mai-lek-hin
shimmer
N แสง แวววาว แสง วูบวาบ flash shine sang-wea-wao
shimmer
VI ส่อง แวววาว flash glimmer glisten song-wea-wao
shimmer
VT ส่อง แวววาว flash glimmer glisten song-wea-wao
shimmery
ADJ แวบวับ แวววาว wea-wad
shimmy
N การ เต้น เขย่า การสั่น การ เต้น ส่าย kan-tean-ka-yao
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SHIMNER
v.i.To gleam; to glisten. [Not in use. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SHIM
SHIM Shim, n.
1. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds.
2. (Mach. )
Defn: A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a fit.
SHIMMER
Shim "mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shimmered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shimmering. ]Etym: [OE. schimeren, AS. scimerian; akin to scimian, sciman, to glitter, D. schemeren, G. schimmern, Dan. skimre, Sw. skimra, AS. scima a light, brightness, Icel. skima, Goth. skeima a torch, a lantern, and E. shine. sq. root157. See Shine, v. i.]
Defn: To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer. The shimmering glimpses of a stream. Tennyson.
SHIMMER
SHIMMER Shim "mer, n.
Defn: A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer. TWo silver lamps, fed with perfumed oil, diffused. .. a trembling twilight-seeming shimmer through the quiet apartment. Sir W. Scott.
SHIMMERING
SHIMMERING Shim "mer *ing, n.
Defn: A gleam or glimmering. "A little shimmering of a light. " Chaucer.
SHIMMY
SHIMMY Shim "my, n.
Defn: A chemise. [Colloq. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
shim
shim |SHim ʃɪm | ▶noun a washer or thin strip of material used to align parts, make them fit, or reduce wear. ▶verb ( shims, shimming, shimmed ) [ with obj. ] wedge (something ) or fill up (a space ) with a shim. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
shimiyana
shimiyana |ˌʃɪmɪˈjɑːnə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] S. African a home-brewed alcoholic drink of sugar or treacle and water, fermented in the sun. ORIGIN from Zulu isishimeyana.
Shimla
Shim la |ˈSHimlə ˈʃɪmlə |(also Simla ) a city in northeastern India, capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh; pop. 208,600 (est. 2009 ).
shimmer
shim mer |ˈSHimər ˈʃɪmər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] shine with a soft tremulous light: the sea shimmered in the sunlight. ▶noun [ in sing. ] a light with such qualities: a pale shimmer of moonlight. DERIVATIVES shim mer ing ly adverb, shim mer y adjective ORIGIN late Old English scymrian, of Germanic origin; related to German schimmern, also to shine. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
shimmy
shim my |ˈSHimē ˈʃɪmi | ▶noun ( pl. shimmies ) 1 a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body shakes or sways. • shaking, esp. abnormal vibration of the wheels of a motor vehicle: steering stabilizers reduce shimmy even from oversized tires. 2 archaic informal term for chemise. ▶verb ( shimmies, shimmying, shimmied ) [ no obj. ] dance the shimmy. • shake or vibrate abnormally: he braked hard and felt the car shimmy dangerously. • move effortlessly or with a graceful swaying motion: her hair swung in waves as she shimmied down the catwalk | he shimmied right to the top of one of the chimneys. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
Oxford Dictionary
shim
shim |ʃɪm | ▶noun a washer or thin strip of material used to align parts, make them fit, or reduce wear. ▶verb ( shims, shimming, shimmed ) [ with obj. ] wedge (something ) or fill up (a space ) with a shim. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
shimiyana
shimiyana |ˌʃɪmɪˈjɑːnə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] S. African a home-brewed alcoholic drink of sugar or treacle and water, fermented in the sun. ORIGIN from Zulu isishimeyana.
Shimla
Shimla |ˈʃɪmlə |(also Simla ) a city in NE India, capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh; pop. 208,600 (est. 2009 ).
shimmer
shim |mer |ˈʃɪmə | ▶verb [ no obj. ] shine with a soft, slightly wavering light: the sea shimmered in the sunlight | (as adj. shimmering ) : shimmering candlelight. ▶noun [ in sing. ] a soft, slightly wavering light: a pale shimmer of moonlight. DERIVATIVES shimmeringly adverb, shimmery adjective ORIGIN late Old English scymrian, of Germanic origin; related to German schimmern, also to shine. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
shimmy
shimmy |ˈʃɪmi | ▶noun ( pl. shimmies ) 1 a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body shakes or sways. 2 [ mass noun ] shaking, especially abnormal vibration of the wheels of a motor vehicle: steering stabilizers reduce shimmy even from oversized tyres. 3 archaic informal term for chemise. ▶verb ( shimmies, shimmying, shimmied ) [ no obj. ] 1 dance the shimmy. 2 [ with adverbial of direction ] move effortlessly; glide with a swaying motion: her hair swung in waves as she shimmied down the catwalk. 3 shake or vibrate abnormally: he braked hard and felt the car shimmy dangerously. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
American Oxford Thesaurus
shimmer
shimmer verb the lake shimmered: glint, glisten, twinkle, sparkle, flash, scintillate, gleam, glow, glimmer, glitter, wink; literary coruscate. ▶noun the shimmer of lights from the traffic: glint, twinkle, sparkle, flash, gleam, glow, glimmer, luster, glitter; literary coruscation.
Oxford Thesaurus
shimmer
shimmer verb the glow of the lanterns shimmered on the water: glint, glisten, flicker, twinkle, sparkle, flash, scintillate, flare, glare, gleam, glow, glimmer, glitter, dance, blink, wink; rare coruscate, fulgurate. ▶noun the wet streets reflected the shimmer of lights from never-ending traffic: glint, glistening, flicker, twinkle, sparkle, flash, scintillation, flare, glare, gleam, glow, glimmer, lustre, glitter, dancing, blinking, winking; rare coruscation, fulguration.
Duden Dictionary
Shimmy
Shim my Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sh i mmy ˈʃɪmi |englisch-amerikanisch Gesellschaftstanz der 1920er -Jahre im ²⁄₂- oder ²⁄₄-Takt
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
shim
shim /ʃɪm /名詞 C (くさび形の )詰め木 [石, 金 ].動詞 ～s ; ～med ; ～ming 他動詞 …に詰め木を入れる .
shimmer
shim mer /ʃɪ́mə r /動詞 自動詞 かすかに [ちらちらと ]光る, 揺らめいて光る ; 〈陽炎 （かげろう ）などが 〉揺らめく .名詞 U 〖または a ～〗かすかなきらめき ; (陽炎などの )揺らめき .
shimmy
shim my /ʃɪ́mi /名詞 複 -mies C 1 シミー 〘腰や肩を激しく振って踊る1920年代に米国で流行したジャズダンス 〙.2 ｟米 ｠(自動車の前輪の )異常振動 .3 ｟俗 古 ｠＝chemise .動詞 -mies ; -mied ; ～ing 自動詞 1 シミーを踊る ; 体を揺さぶって歩く .2 異常に揺れる .
The Wordsmith Dictionary