rim
noun
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
rims
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pluralof rim.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof rim (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
rimnounthe outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
Example Sentences
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A Baroque-like wheel fusing geometry, monsters and movement, it suggests a supernatural take on contemporary spinning rims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025
Four times a year, America’s publicly traded companies line up for a dunk contest on lowered rims called earnings season.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
S&W Atlas Iron & Metal had processed scrap metal in Watts since 1949, shredding and baling aluminum cans, steel rims and copper wire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
In the bathroom mirror, he saw that even the rims of his nostrils had whitened; they looked like an oddly placed pair of spectacles.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
