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Meanings of rim in English

Russian
колесные диски
Portuguese
jança
Catalan
llanda
Spanish
llanta
Wikidata

Outer part of a wheel on which the tire is mounted.

Related terms
колесные диски
Portuguese
rebordo
Catalan
costat
Spanish
lado

The top edge of a vessel or other container.

rebordo
Synonyms
Examples for "lip"
Examples for "lip"
1
The resolution of the problem requires more than lip service, he added.
The Irish Times
2
Too often in the past, lip service was paid to consumer interests.
The Irish Times
3
Biting her lip, the young woman immediately set her mind to work.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
4
It brings people a new hope, less of a stiff upper lip.
The Guardian
5
Oh, she really didn't want to talk about his lip right now.
Indecent suggestion
1
The water had crept to a point just below the barrel's brim.
Break No Bones
2
The bullet should penetrate the brim just where it covered the forehead.
Laramie Holds the Range
3
The milk was within the twentieth of an inch of the brim.
Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)
4
He should arrive full to the brim with new facts and ideas.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
5
The dark tunnel of the Long Walk filled suddenly to the brim.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
Portuguese
flange
Catalan
vorell
Spanish
pestaña

A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object.

flange
Russian
фланец

Part of firearm cartridge.

фланец
Usage of rim in English
1
There is no longer any need to continue toward the rim wall.
Ringworld
2
Heroin goes mainly to China and Pacific rim countries such as Australia.
Reuters
3
Japan lies in the shadow, away on the rim of the world.
The Invention of a New Religion
4
At last he gained the rim of the nest and looked in.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales
5
Why did her father lead her away outside the rim of trees?
East of the sun
6
There was an air-hole in the rim which rose above the ground.
The Delight Makers
7
And almost immediately the rim of the sun showed above the horizon.
The Leopard Woman
8
The bottom of his jacket caught on the rim of the pipe.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's
9
Suddenly she turned and ran down the rim corridor, screaming in terror.
The Guardians
10
The Indian reached the rim and his falcon gaze swept the valley.
The Rainbow Trail
11
Then the bowl cracked at the rim and split at the bottom.
My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke
12
Around the rim are inscribed the words of the ancient baptismal office:-SICUT
Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
13
At the edge of the distant ranges showed a rim of red.
The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
14
Tarzan let the two bodies slide over the rim of the cliff.
Tarzan the Untamed
15
The sun is about to leap above the rim of the sea.
Fortitude
16
Walter fanned the rim, then they called a halt in the practice.
The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers; Or, On the Trail of ...
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Translations for rim
Rim through the time
Rim across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common