rim

6 definitions found

rim - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rim \Rim\, n. [As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim,
     edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. Rind.]
     1. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of
        something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or
        basin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Arch rim (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the
        palate.
  
     Rim-fire cartridge. (Mil.) See under Cartridge.
  
     Rim lock. See under Lock.
        [1913 Webster]

  Rim \Rim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rimmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Rimming.]
     To furnish with a rim; to border.
     [1913 Webster]

rim - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rim
      n 1: the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular
           object
      2: (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the
         ball hit the rim and bounced off"
      3: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
      4: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another
         object [syn: flange, rim]
      5: the top edge of a vessel or other container [syn: brim,
         rim, lip]
      v 1: run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
      2: furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"
      3: roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"

rim - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  RIM
         Registry Information Model (ebXML)
         

  RIM
         Remote Installation and Maintenance
         

rim - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "rim":
     adjoin, balloon tire, bank, befringe, belted bias tire,
     belted radial tire, bias tire, bind, board, border, bordure, bound,
     brim, brink, brow, coast, edge, enframe, featheredge, felly,
     flange, frame, fringe, hem, labellum, labium, labrum, lap, ledge,
     limb, limbus, line, lip, list, march, marge, margin, marginate,
     nonskid tire, outline, perimeter, periphery, pneumatic tire,
     purfle, purl, radial tire, ragged edge, retread, retreaded tire,
     safety tire, selvage, set off, shore, side, sideline, skirt,
     snow tire, studded tire, tire, trim, tubeless tire, verge,
     white sidewall tire, winter tire