rim
part of speech
noun (a rim, rims); verb (rim, rims, rimmed, rimming)
meaning for a pupil
1) The edge or border around the top of something round, like a cup, bowl, glass or crater. tree →
2) The outer edge of a wheel, which the tyre fits on. tree →
3) The frame of glasses around the lenses. tree →
4) The metal ring of a basketball hoop. tree →
5) To form an edge around something (eyes rimmed with red). tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life: the rim of a cup, the rim of a bike wheel, the rim of glasses. In maths, a rim is the circle at the edge of a cylinder or circle shape; its length is the circumference. In geography, the Pacific Rim is the countries around the Pacific Ocean; the «Ring of Fire» runs around it. In science, volcano and crater rims are their edges. Phrases: rim of the cup, wheel rim, crater rim, Pacific Rim.
examples
- Don't fill the cup right up to the rim. tree →
- The ball bounced off the rim of the hoop. tree →
- My glasses have black rims. tree →
- We walked along the rim of the old volcano. tree →
- The bike rim was bent after the crash. tree →
- Her eyes were rimmed with red from crying. tree →
- Japan and New Zealand are on the Pacific Rim. tree →
- The nest swayed to and fro, as they sat on the rim and cried. tree →
note
Countable: a rim, rims. «Brim» is similar: the edge of a cup or hat (filled to the brim). In maths, the length of a round rim is its circumference = π × diameter.
In the corpora
- Use only microwave-safe dishes: metal, foil and gold rims make sparks and can start a fire.
- You do not hang on the basketball rim, because the hoop or you can fall.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rim» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.