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How to pronounce rim in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms brim, lip
Type of edge
Has types shoe collar, collar
Type Words
Synonyms flange
Type of projection
Type Words
Type of hoop, ring


the ball hit the rim and bounced off.
Type Words
Type of furnish, supply, render, provide


rim a hat.
Type Words
Type of turn over, roll


the ball rimmed the basket.
Type Words
Type of line, run along
Has types beard


Sugar rimmed the dessert plate.
Type Words
Type of ring, hoop
Has types felly, felloe
Type Words
Type of round shape, edge, bound, boundary

Examples of rim

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The ban is the latest twist in a long-running battle between the U.A.E. and RIM.
From the online.wsj.com
There were jumpers and cuts to the basket, jump hooks and flights above the rim.
From the chron.com
With your fingers, form a slightly thicker raised rim around edge of the circle.
From the time.com
McDowell's brain whirred with each shot that landed on the left side of the rim.
From the stltoday.com
His first free throw rolled around the rim tantalizingly before falling through.
From the sacbee.com
It's good that RIM is branching out in new directions, and a tablet makes sense.
From the cnn.com
The Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM released the PlayBook in April to mixed reviews.
From the independent.co.uk
Red maples replace their green with yellow and red on the rim of Linville Gorge.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Meanwhile, Verizon still isn't convinced it should carry the RIM tablet, at all.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
  • Run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
  • The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
  • (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
  • Furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"
  • The outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
  • Flange: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
  • The rim of a coin is the sharp circular (or otherwise shaped) edge which surrounds the coin design.
  • The rim of a crater is the part that extends above the height of the local surface, usually in a circular or elliptical pattern. In a more specific sense, the rim may refer to the circular or elliptical edge that represents the uppermost tip of this raised portion. ...
  • A rim is an external flange that is machined, cast, molded, stamped or pressed around the bottom of a firearms cartridge. The rim may serve a number of purposes, the most common being as the place for the extractor to engage. ...