Definition for Rim:

• The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.

Synonyms for Rim:

• adj.

  •edge (adjective)
  • frame.

• n.

  •
  • bevel,
  • base,
  • bottom,
  • bump,
  • back.
  •
  • enclose,
  • kettle,
  • encircle,
  • engulf,
  • contain,
  • envelop.
  •
  • cork,
  • overflow,
  • flip top,
  • bung,
  • compartment,
  • lid,
  • cap.
  •artifact (noun)
  • rim.
  •border (noun)
  • out-skirt,
  • selvages,
  • out skirt.
  •border; top edge (noun)
  • ledge,
  • band,
  • end,
  • strip,
  • lip,
  • confine,
  • fringe,
  • brow,
  • top,
  • perimeter,
  • ring,
  • outline,
  • terminus.
  •boundary (noun)
  • out-posts,
  • be ginning,
  • be-ginning,
  • ex tent,
  • ex-tent,
  • line demarcation,
  • ex-tents,
  • ex tents,
  • out posts.
  •corner (noun)
  • inter-section,
  • inter section,
  • Ys,
  • inter-sections,
  • v's,
  • cloverleafs,
  • inter sections,
  • Y's.
  •curb (noun)
  • re-strainers,
  • re strictions,
  • re strainers,
  • re-striction,
  • re-strictions,
  • re striction,
  • re-strainer,
  • re strainer.
  •edge (noun)
  • precipice,
  • frontier limit,
  • fence,
  • sharpness,
  • coast,
  • tip.
  •extremity (noun)
  • re-motes,
  • ex cess,
  • ex-cess,
  • ex-cesses,
  • out sides,
  • re motes,
  • out-sides,
  • out side,
  • re-mote.
  •flange (noun)
  • flange.
  •projection (noun)
  • out-thrust,
  • out thrust,
  • ex-tension,
  • out-thrusts,
  • outthrusts,
  • ex-tensions,
  • out thrusts,
  • ex tension.
  •ridge (noun)
  • uplands,
  • chine,
  • moraine,
  • upland,
  • Hogback,
  • moraines,
  • Rivel,
  • Esker,
  • chines.
  •side (noun)
  • loin,
  • lee,
  • loins,
  • hillsides,
  • hillside.
  •skirt (noun)
  • out-skirts,
  • out skirts.

• v.

  •border (verb)
  • marks off,
  • wert adjacent to,
  • wast adjacent to,
  • is adjacent to,
  • were adjacent to,
  • are adjacent to,
  • out-lining,
  • de-lineate,
  • out lines,
  • out-lined,
  • was adjacent to,
  • de-lineated,
  • de lineated,
  • art adjacent to,
  • am adjacent to,
  • out-lines,
  • being adjacent to,
  • out-line,
  • sets off,
  • out line,
  • de lineate,
  • out lining,
  • out lined.
  •define (verb)
  • de-fines,
  • fences in,
  • de fined,
  • de-fined,
  • de fine,
  • de fining,
  • de-fine,
  • stakes out,
  • fencing in,
  • sets bounds to,
  • setting bounds to,
  • staked out,
  • marks out,
  • de-fining,
  • walling in,
  • de fines,
  • walled in,
  • marked out,
  • walls in.
  •edge (verb)
  • contour,
  • trace,
  • bound.
  •hem/hem in (verb)
  • be-girded,
  • be gird,
  • be girt,
  • be-gird,
  • be girded,
  • be girds,
  • hedges in,
  • be sets,
  • be-sets,
  • be-set,
  • shuts in,
  • be-girt,
  • closes in,
  • hedging in,
  • be-girding,
  • be setting,
  • shutting in,
  • be-girds,
  • be girding,
  • be-setting.
  •ring (verb)
  • in-closed,
  • in closes,
  • in closing,
  • in-closing,
  • in close,
  • in-close,
  • in closed,
  • moving around,
  • moves around,
  • in-closes.
  •skirt (verb)
  • lies alongside,
  • lied alongside,
  • lay alongside,
  • lying along,
  • lying alongside,
  • lied along,
  • lies along,
  • lay along.
  •surround (verb)
  • boxing in,
  • be leaguering,
  • in-vests,
  • be-leaguer,
  • in undated,
  • closed on,
  • closing on,
  • be siege,
  • closes around,
  • closed around,
  • laid siege to,
  • sur rounding,
  • be leaguered,
  • be-leaguered,
  • be sieged,
  • in vested,
  • boxed in,
  • be-sieged,
  • laying siege to,
  • in-undated,
  • be-leaguers,
  • in-vested,
  • closing around,
  • in vest,
  • be-leaguering,
  • be-sieging,
  • enclaving,
  • be leaguers,
  • be leaguer,
  • be-sieges,
  • be sieges,
  • goes around,
  • be-siege,
  • in vests,
  • be sieging,
  • sur-rounding,
  • lays siege to,
  • in-vest,
  • sur-rounded,
  • closes on,
  • sur rounded,
  • in-vesting.
  •verge (verb)
  • butting on,
  • gravitated toward,
  • are the edge,
  • am the edge,
  • wast edge,
  • being on edge,
  • are edge,
  • being the edge,
  • gravitates toward,
  • art the edge,
  • was on edge,
  • being edge,
  • in-clines,
  • be edge,
  • wert on edge,
  • am on edge,
  • wert on the edge,
  • is edge,
  • brinks on,
  • are on the edge,
  • am edge,
  • wert the edge,
  • in cline,
  • was on the edge,
  • in clines,
  • is on the edge,
  • brinking on,
  • butted on,
  • were on edge,
  • being on the edge,
  • were edge,
  • were on the edge,
  • butts on,
  • are on edge,
  • am on the edge,
  • in-cline,
  • was the edge,
  • be on edge,
  • wast on the edge,
  • wert edge,
  • were the edge,
  • wast on edge,
  • wast the edge,
  • brinked on,
  • is on edge,
  • is the edge,
  • was edge,
  • be the edge.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • ridge,
  • corner.
  •
  • borderline.
  •overhang
  • eaves.

Paraphrases for Rim:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    brim.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    participants, Mir, MDR, Reem.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    bangs, circumference, ridge, ledge, contour, brink, margin, fringe, verge, flange, tire.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    periphery.

Antonyms for Rim:

• n.

  • border; top edge
    interior, inside, middle, opening, center.
  • Other antonyms:
    heart, within, inner, core.

Rim Sentence Examples:

• The foreigner paused with one foot tapping the marble rim of a small fountain, and Benton passed with a nod.

• The other had taken the small dingy volume - the sole book the place afforded - from its shelf, and was lying on his back on his bunk, his eyes peering over its rim.

Homophones for Rim:

• Rhone Wine, rerun, roma, romaine, rennin, Rheumy, remain, renown, riemannian, rime, runway, ramman, romani, rna, re-arm, renew, run on, rain, rum, rama, run, rein in, run away, roan, reno, rhine, rameau, rumania, romany, runaway, renin, rayon, riemann, roam, rumen, ramee, rem, rhone, rhenium, rimy, runyon, rheum, ram home, rome, ramie, roomie, rhyme, Ramayana, rearm, ram, romeo, rowan, ruin, romneya, roomy, run-on, rainy, roneo, rummy, rimu, rn, rani, ron, rommany, ream, rune, rana, rom, ranee, rue anemone, rename, rein, romania, rhynia, reunion, rhein, run-in, Rhine Wine, roumanian, ramona, rhinion, roumania, rima, roman, rhino, rumanian, runny, romanian, room.

Holonyms for Rim:

• n.

  • artifact
    wheel.

Hypernym for Rim:

• n.

  • artifact
    felly, felloe.

• v.

  • stative
    beard.

Hyponym for Rim:

• n.

  • artifact
    ring, hoop.
  • shape
    boundary, round shape, edge, bound.

• v.

  • motion
    turn over, roll.
  • possession
    provide, supply, render, furnish.
  • stative
    run along, line.