rim
[ rim ]
/ rɪm /
noun
verb (used with object), rimmed, rim·ming.
Words nearby rim
Origin of rim
before 1150; Middle English; Old English -rima (in compounds); cognate with Old Norse rimi raised strip of land, ridge
SYNONYMS FOR rim
1 lip, verge. Rim, brim refer to the boundary of a circular or curved area. A rim is a line or surface bounding such an area; an edge or border: the rim of a glass. Brim usually means the inside of the rim, at the top of a hollow object (except of a hat), and is used particularly when the object contains something: The cup was filled to the brim.
OTHER WORDS FROM rim
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British Dictionary definitions for rimming (1 of 2)
rim
/ (rɪm) /
noun
the raised edge of an object, esp of something more or less circular such as a cup or crater
the peripheral part of a wheel, to which the tyre is attached
basketball the hoop from which the net is suspended
verb rims, rimming or rimmed (tr)
to put a rim on (a pot, cup, wheel, etc)
slang to lick, kiss, or suck the anus of (one's sexual partner)
ball games (of a ball) to run around the edge of (a hole, basket, etc)
Word Origin for rim
Old English rima; related to Old Saxon rimi, Old Norse rimi ridge
British Dictionary definitions for rimming (2 of 2)
RIM
abbreviation for
Mauritania (international car registration)
Word Origin for RIM
From République Islamique de Mauritanie
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Medicine definitions for rimming
rim
[ rĭm ]
n.
The border, edge, or margin of an organ or a part.
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