Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 69 compound words that contain rim. The most common are listed below. Open rim in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- above the rim[handing the ball] higher than the rim of the basket (such as during a slam dunk or alley oop)
- Pacific RimThe lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
- rim brakeA type of brake where two brake pads are pressed against the rotating wheelrim, slowing it down.
- Pac RimAbbreviation of Pacific Rim: The lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
- Scenic RimA group of forested mountain ranges in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales, Australia.
- rim lockA lock and plate fixed to the surface of a door rather than morticed within the door.
- rim shotAlternative spelling of rimshot: A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.
- split rimA wheelrim consisting of several connected pieces, generally used on large and heavy vehicles.
- rim outTo miss a basket by bouncing the ball off of around the rim.
- rim tapeA tape that is put on the wheelrim to protect the inner tube.
- sea-rimThe horizon of an ocean or sea.
- push rimAn extra rim attached to a wheel, as those of a wheelchair, used to impart motion to the wheel.
- rim shotsplural of rim shot: A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.
- rim tapesplural of rim tape: A tape that is put on the wheelrim to protect the inner tube.
- rim locksplural of rim lock: A lock and plate fixed to the surface of a door rather than morticed within the door.
- rim brakesplural of rim brake: A type of brake where two brake pads are pressed against the rotating wheelrim, slowing it down.
- elbow rimA decorative protruding construction on an automobile's rim; a swanger.
Compound words 69
- rimfireA type of firearm cartridge where the primer is in the back rim, rather than a central primer cap. They are cheap to produce but cannot be reloaded with powder.
- rimrockAn outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a plateau, that forms the margin of a gravel deposit
- rimshotA percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.
- rimlandA land at the periphery of a heartland.
- rimmakingThe manufacture of wheelrims.
- rimpullThe amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on which they travel.
- rimworldA planet located near the edge or rim of a galaxy.
- footrimThe usually circular ring at the base of a ceramic vessel that supports it on a surface and may display markings of provenance.
- rimbaseA short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon.
- rimbellisherAn ornamental ring for the hub of a car's wheel.