dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/rim_MW.json

{
  "Rimbaud":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "(Jean-Nicholas-) Arthur 1854\u20131891 French poet":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ram-\u02ccb\u014d",
      "ra\u207f(m)-\u02c8b\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125917",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Rimini":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Francesca da \u2014 see polenta":[],
      "commune and port on the Adriatic Sea in northern Italy east-southeast of Ravenna population 140,000":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0113-",
      "\u02c8ri-mi-(\u02cc)n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025228",
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "rim":{
    "antonyms":[
      "border",
      "bound",
      "edge",
      "frame",
      "fringe",
      "margin",
      "skirt"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a removable outer metal band on an automobile wheel to which the tire is attached":[],
      ": brink":[],
      ": frame sense 3b(2)":[],
      ": the outer often curved or circular edge or border of something":[],
      ": the outer part of a wheel joined to the hub usually by spokes":[],
      ": to form or show a rim":[],
      ": to run around the rim of":[
        "putts that rim the cup"
      ],
      ": to serve as a rim for : border":[
        "cliffs rimming the camp"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There were chips on the rim of the plate.",
      "the rim of the volcano",
      "He bought stainless steel rims for his new car.",
      "Verb",
      "She rimmed her eyes with eyeliner.",
      "a porcelain bowl rimmed with gold",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Martin still needs to improve on finishing around the rim . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "But after weeks and in some cases months of strong results, defenses began to adjust, and Williams provided a counterpunch, attacking closeouts by bulldozing toward the rim . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Keldon Johnson caught the ball on an inbounds pass from Devin Vassell and hurtled toward the rim with little regard for who was in front of him. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Arizona guard Dalen Terry lobbed up the basketball toward the rim and watched his 7-foot-1 teammate swoop in, grab it out of the air and dunk it, prompting Terry to whirl around and flash his teeth in a gleeful grin. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "LaVine scored more than half of his 27 points in the second half, gaining speed in his downhill play toward the rim . \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "As the ball spun toward the rim , Curry quickly turned his back and immediately went the other direction. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "The Wolverines trailed by a point when the ball landed with point guard DeVante\u2019 Jones following an Illinois turnover, and the transfer from Coastal Carolina sliced toward the rim . \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Early in the Warriors\u2019 119-100 loss to the Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night, rookie forward Jonathan Kuminga took two dribbles into the key and, with three defenders in front of him, leaped toward the rim . \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nevertheless, the 6-10 forward from Togo can rim protect, command a fast break and even hit a 3 or two. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
      "Sherman got a wide-open look to tie in the final seconds, and after a long rebounds Williams had an off-balance shot ultimately rim out. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The federal government has a similar Rigs to Reefs program, created in 1984, that runs in coordination with states that rim the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "After Detroit forward Jerami Grant\u2019s 3-point attempt hit back iron, Cory Joseph got the offensive rebound, only for Frank Jackson\u2019s potentially game-tying 27-footer to rim out at the buzzer. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Rub edges of jelly jars with lime wedges and rim with chile-salt mixture. \u2014 Marian Cooper Cairns And Mary Allen Perry, Country Living , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "But his main objectives are to rim protect, score inside, and facilitate. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "The salt forward-flavor makes this a nice contrast for limey drinks, so this is our pick to rim a margarita glass or dress a cold beer. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 16 June 2021",
      "Fasten the blocks to the can through the top holes, then use a square held along the can's rim and the block's edge to align each block on the can's surface. \u2014 James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics , 3 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1621, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English rima ; akin to Old Norse rimi strip of land":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rim"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "border",
      "borderline",
      "bound",
      "boundary",
      "brim",
      "circumference",
      "compass",
      "confines",
      "edge",
      "edging",
      "end",
      "frame",
      "fringe",
      "hem",
      "margin",
      "perimeter",
      "periphery",
      "skirt",
      "skirting",
      "verge"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210140",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rim blight":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disease of tea caused by a fungus of the genus Cladosporium and characterized by yellowing of the leaf margins followed by browning":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075501",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rim clutch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a friction clutch having for one of the friction contacting members a cylindrical rim that is gripped (as by lever action, fitted ring segments, or shoes) on both cylindrical surfaces":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171530",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rim lighting":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": backlighting":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182520",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rim-bound":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the tips and margins of the leaves curved downward (as in tobacco suffering from potash hunger)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023358",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "rim-drive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a method of driving a disc recorder or phonograph turntable by frictional contact between a motor shaft and the rim of the turntable and often by interposing a rubber-covered wheel between shaft and turntable":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102141",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rime":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cake",
      "crust",
      "encrust",
      "incrust"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a composition in verse that rhymes":[],
      ": alliteration":[],
      ": an accumulation of granular ice tufts on the windward sides of exposed objects that is formed from supercooled fog or cloud and built out directly against the wind":[],
      ": correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition or utterance (such as two or more words or lines of verse)":[],
      ": correspondence of other than terminal word sounds: such as":[],
      ": crust , incrustation":[],
      ": frost sense 1b":[],
      ": internal rhyme":[],
      ": one of two or more words thus corresponding in sound":[],
      ": poetry":[],
      ": rhyming verse":[],
      ": rhythm , measure":[],
      ": to cover with or as if with rime":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a heavy coating of rime",
      "rime on the bedroom window after a bitterly cold night",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Chunks of ice, rime , and andesite peel off cliff bands and pelt climbers, especially in warm conditions. \u2014 Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Experience soon established the prevalence of propeller-icing hazards and the extraordinary tenacity of rime -ice formations. \u2014 Aubrey O. Cookman, Popular Mechanics , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "In this case, each bit of rime sparked a new crystal to form. \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 11 Feb. 2021",
      "The shape formed when a long and skinny flake was hit with frozen water droplets called rime . \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 11 Feb. 2021",
      "Freezing fog over the weekend created more beautiful displays of rime ice. \u2014 Todd Nelson, Star Tribune , 10 Jan. 2021",
      "Graupel is a snowflake that is completely enveloped in rime ice. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "Frozen rime lusters the grass; the sun, round as an orange and orange as hot-weather moons, balances on the horizon, burnishes the silvered winter woods. \u2014 Danny Heitman, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2018",
      "More significant, though, is the degree to which no story can break through the usual rime of news coverage the way Russia does. \u2014 Chris Stirewalt, Fox News , 18 July 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1755, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English rim , from Old English hr\u012bm ; akin to Old Norse hr\u012bm frost":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "frost",
      "hoar",
      "hoarfrost"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032705",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rime cou\u00e9e":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": tail rhyme":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccr\u0113mk\u00fc\u02c8\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045236",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rime riche":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rhyme produced by agreement in sound not only of the last accented vowel and any succeeding sounds but also of the consonant preceding this rhyming vowel":[
        "in English, church spire and aspire would be rimes riches",
        "\u2014 distinguished from rime suffisante"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, rich rhyme":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u0113m\u02c8r\u0113sh"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044219",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rime suffisante":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": end rhyme produced by agreement in sound of an accented final vowel and following final consonant or consonants if any":[
        "in English, dip and ship, flee and see are rimes suffisantes",
        "\u2014 distinguished from rime riche"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, sufficient rhyme":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccr\u0113m\u02ccs\u00fcf\u0113\u02c8z\u00e4\u207ft"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111352",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rimeless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": being without rime : frostless":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u012bml\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120156",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "rimfire":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the priming distributed in the rim of the shell":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As befits a company dedicated to performance, the new polymer coating was specially developed to handle the friction and heat associated with the velocities of rimfire ammunition. \u2014 Field & Stream , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Any precision shooter on a budget should take a hard look at this scope, which one tester suggested would make an excellent addition to a rimfire rifle competing in National Rifle League .22 matches. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "The low recoil and limited report of the rimfire round are a good way to ease youths and newbies into the world of shooting. \u2014 Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream , 14 Aug. 2020",
      "The receiver is also grooved for standard rimfire tip-off scope mounts. \u2014 Chris Christian, Outdoor Life , 20 Nov. 2019",
      "Does it make sense to purchase rimfire firearm in this environment"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1866, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rim-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080236",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rimland":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a region on the edge of the heartland":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "America faces diplomatic and security crises along the rimland of the Eurasian supercontinent, from Lebanon and Syria and Yemen and Iran to a recalcitrant Pakistan, a militarized South China Sea, and nuclear brinkmanship in North Korea. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 9 Sep. 2017",
      "Rimland said buying Meadowood was a step in that direction. \u2014 Lucy Berry | Lberry@al.com, AL.com , 8 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rim-\u02ccland"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185028",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rimester":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an inferior poet":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u012bm(p)-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bard",
      "minstrel",
      "muse",
      "poet",
      "poetaster",
      "versifier"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "reading doggerel by some rhymester",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By contrast, the French word for scarcity, raret\u00e9, has so many acoustic kin that an English rhymester could weep, with engag\u00e9, \u00e9cart\u00e9, and retard\u00e9 leading the pack. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223408"
  },
  "rim shot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a shot that strikes the rim of the hoop":[
        "The improbable miracle run may be the dominant story line in sports. \u2026 There was Butler coming within a rim shot of a national basketball championship.",
        "\u2014 Robert Andrew Powell"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131502"
  }
}