B2nounhomescience
US/rɪm/
UK/rɪm/
the outer edge of something round, such as a cup, a bowl or a wheel
In context
She ran her finger around the rim of the glass before taking a sip.
The ball hit the rim of the basket and bounced away.
He wears glasses with thin metal rims and a plain frame.
Words that go with rim
noun + preposition
- rim of a cupThere was a chip on the rim of my cup.
- the rim of the glassHe salted the rim of the glass.
noun + noun
- wheel rimThe wheel rim was bent after the crash.
- crater rimWe walked along the crater rim at sunrise.
adjective + noun
- metal rimThe lamp has a metal rim around the shade.
verb + preposition
- fill to the rimShe filled the bowl to the rim.