rim

Meanings

Plural: rims

Noun

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
- "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
the top edge of a vessel or other container
An edge around something, especially when circular.
A wheelrim.
A semicircular copydesk.
A membrane.
The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
A step of a ladder; a rung.

Verb

run around the rim of
- "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
furnish with a rim
- "rim a hat"
roll around the rim of
- "the ball rimmed the basket"
To form a rim on.
To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
To roll around a rim.
To coat the rim of a glass with salt or another powder.
To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act; to perform anilingus.

Origin / Etymology

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

brim, flange, lip

Scrabble Score: 5

rim is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rim is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rim is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

rim is a valid Words With Friends word