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3-letter words (2 found)

MIR,RIM,

2-letter words (1 found)

MI,

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Definitions and meaning of rim

rim

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪm/
  • Rhymes: -ɪm

Etymology 1

From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (rim, edge, border, bank, coast), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (edge, border), from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *remə- (to rest, support, be based). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (plank, wooden cross, trellis), Old Saxon rimi (edge; border; trim), Icelandic rimi (a strip of land).

Noun

rim (plural rims)

  1. An edge around something, especially when circular.
  2. (automotive, cycling) A wheelrim.
  3. (journalism) A semicircular copydesk.
Meronyms
  • felloe
Derived terms
Translations
See also
  • (wheel rim): mag wheel, alloy wheel

Verb

rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed)

  1. (transitive) To form a rim on.
  2. (transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
  3. (transitive or intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim.
Translations

Etymology 2

From a variation of ream.

Verb

rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed)

  1. (vulgar, slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act; to perform anilingus.
Derived terms
  • rim job
Related terms
  • ream job
Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English rim, rym, ryme, reme, from Old English rēoma (membrane, ligament), from Proto-West Germanic *reumō.

Noun

rim (plural rims)

  1. (UK dialectal) A membrane.
  2. (UK dialectal or obsolete) The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.

Etymology 4

Unknown.

Noun

rim (plural rims)

  1. (British, dialectal) A step of a ladder; a rung.

Further reading

  • Joseph Wright, editor (1905), “RIM, sb.1 and v.1”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: [], volumes V (R–S), London: Henry Frowde, [], publisher to the English Dialect Society, []; New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC, page 114, column 2:The rung of a ladder.

Anagrams

  • IRM, MIR, MRI, Mir, RMI, miR, mir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rhythmus. Doublet of ritme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈrim]

Noun

rim m (plural rims)

  1. verse
    Synonym: vers
  2. rhyme
    Synonym: rima

Related terms

  • rima

Further reading

  • “rim” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrím, from Proto-Germanic *hrīmą.

Noun

rim c (singular definite rimen, not used in plural form)

  1. hoarfrost, rime

Etymology 2

From late Old Norse rím, from Middle Low German rim, from French rime (rhyme).

Noun

rim n (singular definite rimet, plural indefinite rim)

  1. rhyme
Inflection
Further reading
  • rim on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Etymology 3

See rime.

Verb

rim

  1. imperative of rime

Galician

Verb

rim

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of rir:
    1. third-person plural present indicative
    2. first-person singular preterite indicative

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɪm]
  • Hyphenation: rim

Etymology 1

From Dutch riem, from Middle Dutch rieme, from Old French raime, rayme (ream), from Arabic رِزْمَة (rizma, bundle).

Noun

rim (first-person possessive rimku, second-person possessive rimmu, third-person possessive rimnya)

  1. ream, a bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.

Etymology 2

From Dutch riem, from Middle Dutch rieme, from Old Dutch *riomo, from Proto-West Germanic *reumō.

Noun

rim (first-person possessive rimku, second-person possessive rimmu, third-person possessive rimnya)

  1. (colloquial) leather belt.

Further reading

  • “rim” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Mizo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rim/

Noun

rim

  1. smell
  2. odour

Adverb

rim

  1. hard

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

  • rimb

Etymology

From Arabic رُمْح (rumḥ). For rimb, compare the probably related Old Armenian ռումբ (ṙumb).

Noun

r̄im ?

  1. spear, lance, javelin
  2. unit of measure the length of a spear

Descendants

  • Armenian: ռըմ (ṙəm) (Van, Moks, Shatakh)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rím and (Old?) French rime.

Noun

rim n (definite singular rimet, indefinite plural rim, definite plural rima or rimene)

  1. a rhyme
Derived terms
  • barnerim

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrím.

Noun

rim m (definite singular rimen, uncountable)

  1. rime (frost)
Derived terms
  • rimfrost

References

  • “rim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riːm/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rím, from Old French rime.

Noun

rim n (definite singular rimet, indefinite plural rim, definite plural rima)

  1. a rhyme
Derived terms
  • barnerim

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrím. Akin to English rime.

Noun

rim n (definite singular rimet, uncountable)

  1. rime (frost)
Derived terms
  • rimfrost

References

  • “rim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīmą (number, count, series), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rey- (to reason, count). Akin to Old Frisian rīm, Old Saxon -rīm, Old High German rīm, Icelandic rím.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riːm/

Noun

rīm n

  1. number

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • >? English: rime, rhyme

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rin, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic *hrēn, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (an internal part of the body).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: rim

Noun

rim m (plural rins)

  1. kidney
  2. (in the plural) small of the back

Related terms

  • renal

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rím, from Proto-Germanic *rīmą.

Noun

rim n

  1. a rhyme (two words that rhyme)
  2. a rhyme (rhyming verse)
  3. rhyme (rhyming)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

  • rimma

References

  • rim in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • rim in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • rim in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zim˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐim˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹim˧˧]

Verb

rim

  1. to cook food with a small amount of water over a period of time, in order for salt or sugar to penetrate the food, creating a richer flavor

Volapük

Noun

rim (nominative plural rims)

  1. rhyme

Declension

See also

  • rimod

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *k.temᴬ (full). Cognate with Thai เต็ม (dtem), Lao ເຕັມ (tem), Northern Thai ᨲᩮ᩠ᨾ, ᦎᦲᧄ (ṫiim), Shan တဵမ် (tǎem), Nong Zhuang daem.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɣim˨˦/
  • Tone numbers: rim1
  • Hyphenation: rim

Adjective

rim (1957–1982 spelling rim)

  1. full

Source: wiktionary.org