Rim Meaning
/ˈɹʷɪm/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn edge around something, especially when circular.
nounA wheelrim.
Sentence Examples
I enjoy sipping on a margarita with salt around the rim.
Tom filled Mary's wine glass to the rim.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The coffee cup was filled to the ____ and spilled when it was touched.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the volcano was visible from miles away, rising sharply above the surrounding landscape.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Old English rima Middle English rim English rim From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), possibly 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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"That's... our galaxy. We're beyond the rim."
— 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Master Chief (Steve Downes), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: The Ark:
"About an hour later, she noticed an all black Phantom with tints and chrome rims riding slowly through the car lot."
— 2010, Rochelle Magee, No Witnesses: A Perilous Journey, page 36:
"COPY READER — Journeyman, experienced makeup, now slot man on metropolitan midwest daily. Will travel for good rim job on large paper."
— 1953 September 26, Editor & Publisher 1953-09-26: Vol 86 Iss 40:
"A copy chief with poor people skills makes life miserable for copy editors on the rim; […]"
— 2004, John Russial, Strategic Copy Editing, page 130:
"On the rim are copy editors who edit stories for accuracy, brevity and clarity."
— 2009, Gaylon Eugene Murray, Effective Editing, page 7:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The coffee cup was filled to the ____ and spilled when it was touched.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the volcano was visible from miles away, rising sharply above the surrounding landscape.