RIM

Mauritania (ie République Islamique de Mauritanie; IVR)

rim¹ /rim/

1. The outermost circular part of a wheel, not including the tyre
2. An edge, border, brim, or margin, esp when raised or more or less circular
3. An encircling band, mark or line

1. To provide with a rim
2. To edge

rimˈless adjective

rimmed adjective

rim brake noun

A brake acting on the rim of a wheel

rimˈ- fire adjective

1. (of a cartridge) having the primer in the rim of the base
2. (of a firearm) for use with such cartridges

rim lock noun

A lock mechanism in a metal case that is screwed to the inner face of a door (cf mortise lock)

rimˈrock noun

Rock forming the boundaries of a gravel deposit, esp the cliff at the edge of a plateau

rimˈ-shot noun (esp in jazz)

A drum-stroke which hits the rim and skin of the drum simultaneously

rim² /rim/

1. A membrane (obsolete)
2. The peritoneum (now dialect)

rim³ /rim/ (vulgar sl)

1. To stimulate the anus (of), esp orally
2. To practise anilingus (on)

rimmˈing noun

• Passion Sunday
• Passiontide
• Passion Week
• Passion week
• passivate
• passivated
• passivates
• passivating
• passive
• passive-aggressive
• passive immunities
• passive immunity
• passively
• passiveness
• passivenesses
• passive obedience
• passive resistance
• passive resistances
• passive resister
• passive resisters
• passives
• passive smoking
• passivism
• passivisms
• passivist