rim

🇺🇸 /rɪm/ 🇬🇧 /rɪm/
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noun
R

the outer edge of a round object

She sipped her coffee from the rim of the cup.

R

the metal part of a wheel that holds the tire

The car has shiny silver rims on its wheels.

R

having an edge of a certain kind

Her eyes were red-rimmed from crying.

verb
R

to put an edge around something

The artist will rim the plate with gold paint.

translation

n. the outer edge of a round object; the metal part of a wheel that holds the tire; having an edge of a certain kind
v. to put an edge around something

Word Forms

3rd Present rims
Past rimmed
Perfect rimmed
Progressive rimming
Plural rims