| NOUN | shape | rim | the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | rim | (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended | |
| artifact | rim | the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached | |
| artifact | rim, flange | a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object | |
| artifact | rim, brim, lip | the top edge of a vessel or other container | |
| VERB | stative | rim | run around the rim of |
| possession | rim | furnish with a rim | |
| motion | rim | roll around the rim of |
| Sounds | rih'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acronym ... whim: 31 rhymes with ihm... | |
| Meaning | The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | boundary, edge, bound | A line determining the limits of an area |
| round shape | A shape that is curved and without sharp angles | |
| Spanish | borde, llanta | |
| Verbs | rim | furnish with a rim |
| Meaning | (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the ball hit the rim and bounced off" | |
| Category | basketball, basketball game, hoops | A game / game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players |
| Broader | hoop, ring | A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling |
| Meaning | The outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | wheel | A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) |
| Narrower | felloe, felly | rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted |
| Broader | hoop, ring | A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling |
| Spanish | llanta | |
| Catalan | llanda, llanta | |
| Meaning | A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | flange | |
| Broader | projection | Any structure that branches out from a central support |
| Spanish | brida, golilla, oreja, patín, pestaña, reborde | |
| Catalan | brida, cantell, maniguet, petanya, vora, vorell | |
| Meaning | The top edge of a vessel or other container. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | brim, lip | |
| Part of | vessel | An object used as a container (especially for liquids / liquids) |
| Narrower | collar, shoe collar | The stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot |
| Broader | edge | A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object |
| Spanish | borde, lado | |
| Catalan | canto, costat, vora | |
| Meaning | Run around the rim of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate" | |
| Narrower | beard | go along the rim, like a beard / beard around the chin |
| Broader | line, run along | Be in line with |
| Spanish | bordear | |
| Catalan | bordejar, encerclar, envoltar | |
| Meaning | Furnish with a rim. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "rim a hat" | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Spanish | ribetear | |
| Nouns | rim | the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object |
| Meaning | roll around the rim of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "the ball rimmed the basket" | |
| Broader | roll, turn over | Move by turning over or rotating |
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