rim.
An edge around something, especially when circular.
Meaning & usage
An edge around something, especially when circular.
A wheelrim.
A semicircular copydesk.
The narrow surface of wine that meets the glass when it is tilted, used in identifying the age, body, etc.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old English rima Middle English rim English rim From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *remə- (“to rest, support, be based”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”).
To form a rim on.
To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
Palm trees rim the beach.
A walking path rims the island.
To roll around a rim.
The golf ball rimmed the cup.
The basketball rimmed in ... and out.
To coat the rim of a glass with salt or another powder.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old English rima Middle English rim English rim From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *remə- (“to rest, support, be based”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”).
To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act; to perform anilingus.
Where this word comes from
From a variation of ream.
A membrane.
The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English rim, rym, ryme, reme, from Old English rēoma (“membrane, ligament”), from Proto-West Germanic *reumō.
A step of a ladder; a rung.
Where this word comes from
Unknown.
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