rim

Noun

1. An edge around something, especially when circular.
2. A wheelrim.
3. A semicircular copydesk.

Verb

1. (transitive) To form a rim on.
2. (transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
3. (intransitive, transitive) To roll around a rim.
4. To coat the rim of a glass with salt or another powder.

Verb

To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act; to perform anilingus.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rim

Inherited from Old English: rima

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Rim

Cognate with Old Saxon: rimi

Cognate with Icelandic: rimi

Inherited from Old English: rēoma

In summary

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”).

Synonyms

edge

border

brim

fringe

margin

brink

hem

lip

side

hoop

edging

verge

bank

🏦

shore

frame

ledge

flange

selvage

periphery

end

🔚

curb

kerb

inside corner

welt

corner

tip

angle

brow

curb

wheel

🛞

kerb

frontier

boundary

foot

🦶

skirt

tire

ring

💍

seam

felloe

rand

band

perimeter

marge

trim

embank

butt

bump

basket

🧺

district

detour

Translations

Rand

jante

bord

borde

orlo

bordo

cerchione

Felge

velg

Kante

rand

borda

Ufer

felga

ora

Sentences

The rim is otherwise relatively sharply defined , with only a minor amount of wear .