rim

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The notion that he can't go to the rim or finish at the rim is absurd as he's shooting a higher percentage from in close than he ever has.

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  1. noun The usually curved or circular border or edge of an object. See Synonyms at border.
  2. noun The circular outer part of a wheel, furthest from the axle.
  3. noun A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted.
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  • According to the graph he had made in his display, the rim was about a minute away. —  AnalogSFF,January-February2008
  • A gold electrode at the rim was the pseudoreference / auxiliary electrode. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • "He got some blocked shots last night because he played in front of the rim, which is what we need him to do," said Tapscott. —  KOLO - HomePage - Headlines
  • On the rim are the various Resource or Talent websites. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • On the opposite side of the rim was the smallest dollop of candied orange peel, whose fragrance perfumed the whole dish when added to the sorbet. —  WordPress.com News
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edge ·  ridge ·  expanse ·  crest ·  ledge ·  lip ·  fringe ·  brink ·  surface ·  dome ·  strip ·  lid

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rim:   rims
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English, from Old English rima.

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  1. from Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Anglo-Saxon rima, rim, edge, border (sǣ-rima, sea-coast); cf. Icelandic rim, a rail, rimi, a strip of land; prob. from the same root (√ ram) as rind and rand, q. v. The W. rhim, with the secondary forms rhimp, rhimyn, a rim, edge, rhimpyn, an extremity, is apparently from the English
  2. from rim, n.
  3. Earlymod. English also rimme, rymme; from Middle English rim, rym, ryme, earlier reme, a membrane, from Anglo-Saxon reóma, a membrane, ligament, = Old Saxon riomo, reomo, a thong, latchet, = Dutch riem, a thong (see riem), = Old High German riomo, riumo, thong, band, girdle, rein, etc., Middle High German rieme, German riemen, a thong, band, etc., = Swedish Danish rem, thong, a strap, = Greek ῤῦμα, a tow-line, from * ῤύειν, ἐρύειν, draw. No connection with rim.
 

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