RIM DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
rim n 1: the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object 2: (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off" 3: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached 4: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: flange, rim] 5: the top edge of a vessel or other container [syn: brim, rim, lip] v 1: run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate" 2: furnish with a rim; "rim a hat" 3: roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket" Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) rim I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rima; akin to Old Norse rimi strip of land Date: 13th century 1. a. brink b. the outer often curved or circular edge or border of something 2. a. the outer part of a wheel joined to the hub usually by spokes b. a removable outer metal band on an automobile wheel to which the tire is attached 3. frame 4c(1) • rimless adjective II. verb (rimmed; rimming) Date: 1621 transitive verb 1. to run around the rim of <putts that rim the cup> 2. to serve as a rim for ; border <cliffs rimming the camp> intransitive verb to form or show a rim Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary rim rɪm n. & v. --n. 1 a a raised edge or border. b a margin or verge, esp. of something circular. 2 the part of a pair of spectacles surrounding the lenses. 3 the outer edge of a wheel, on which the tyre is fitted. 4 a boundary line (the rim of the horizon). --v.tr. (rimmed, rimming) 1 a provide with a rim. b be a rim for or to. 2 edge, border. ørim-brake a brake acting on the rim of a wheel. øørimless adj. rimmed adj. (also in comb.). [OE rima edge: cf. ON rimi ridge (the only known cognate)] Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) RIM Registry Information Model (ebXML) Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) RIM Remote Installation and Maintenance Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Rim \Rim\, n. [As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim, edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. Rind.] 1. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin. 2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] --Shak. Arch rim (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the palate. Rim-fire cartridge. (Mil.) See under Cartridge. Rim lock. See under Lock. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Rim \Rim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rimming.] To furnish with a rim; to border. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms rim n. Border, edge, margin, brim, brink, verge, border, skirt, confine. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) rim rɪm n. edge, brim, lip, border, periphery, perimeter: To make a margarita, you first coat the rim of a cocktail glass with coarse salt. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 64 Moby Thesaurus words for "rim": adjoin, balloon tire, bank, befringe, belted bias tire, belted radial tire, bias tire, bind, board, border, bordure, bound, brim, brink, brow, coast, edge, enframe, featheredge, felly, flange, frame, fringe, hem, labellum, labium, labrum, lap, ledge, limb, limbus, line, lip, list, march, marge, margin, marginate, nonskid tire, outline, perimeter, periphery, pneumatic tire, purfle, purl, radial tire, ragged edge, retread, retreaded tire, safety tire, selvage, set off, shore, side, sideline, skirt, snow tire, studded tire, tire, trim, tubeless tire, verge, white sidewall tire, winter tire |
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