Rim

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The usually curved or circular border or edge of an object. See Synonyms at border.
  • n. The circular outer part of a wheel, furthest from the axle.
  • n. A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted.
  • v. To furnish with a rim.
  • v. Sports To roll around the rim of (a basket or golf cup, for example) without falling in.
  • v. Vulgar Slang To perform anilingus on.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An edge around something, especially when circular.
  • n. wheelrim
  • v. To form a rim on.
  • v. To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit
  • v. To roll around a rim.
  • v. to lick the anus of a partner as part of the sexual act.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving.
  • n. The lower part of the abdomen.
  • v. To furnish with a rim; to border.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The border, edge, or margin of anything, whether forming part of the thing itself, or separate from it and surrounding or partly surrounding it, most commonly a circular border, often raised above the inclosed surface: as, the rim of a hat.
  • n. Specifically In a wheel, the circular part furthest from the axle, connected by spokes to the hub, nave, or boss.
  • n. Synonyms The rim of a vessel; the brim of a cup or goblet; the brink, verge, or edge of a precipice; the margin of a brook or a book; the border of a garment or a country.
  • To surround with a rim or border; form a rim round.
  • To plow or slash the sides of, as mackerel, to make them seem fatter.
  • n. A membrane.
  • n. The membrane inclosing the intestines; the peritoneum; hence, loosely, the intestines; the belly.
  • n. The pawl-race or ratchet-ring of a capstan.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
  • v. run around the rim of
  • n. the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
  • v. furnish with a rim
  • n. the top edge of a vessel or other container
  • n. the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
  • n. a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
  • v. roll around the rim of
  • Antonym
    body    center    middle   
    Verb Form
    rimmed    rimming    rims   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ring    hoop    furnish    provide    supply    render    edge    round shape    bound    boundary   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    rimming    rimmed   
    Form
    rimmed    rimming   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    border    edge    felloe    felly    chime    chimb    ring    flange    girdle    curb   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Grim    Grimm    Him    Im    Jim    Kim    Sim    Tim    Zim    brim   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    edge    ridge    expanse    crest    ledge    lip    fringe    brink    surface    dome