Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shimstock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shim-stock
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They keep 1-thou and 2-thou shimstock handy when they're building these assemblies."
"They keep 8-micron and 12-micron shimstock handy when they're evaluating the occlusion."

Etymology

From shim + stock.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shimstocks (plural)

Questions

What does shimstock mean?: Stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed.
Where does shimstock come from?: From shim + stock.

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