Ream vs. Rim

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  • Ream (noun)

    Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.

  • Ream (noun)

    A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.

  • Ream (noun)

    An abstract large amount of something.

    “I can’t go – I still have reams of work left.”

  • Ream (verb)

    To cream; mantle; foam; froth.

  • Ream (verb)

    To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider.

  • Ream (verb)

    To shape or form, especially using a reamer.

  • Ream (verb)

    To remove (material) by reaming.

  • Ream (verb)

    To remove burrs and debris from a freshly bored hole.

  • Ream (verb)

    To yell at or berate.

  • Ream (verb)

    To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way, by analogy with definition 1.

  • Rim (noun)

    An edge around something, especially when circular.

  • Rim (noun)

    A wheelrim.

  • Rim (noun)

    A semicircular copydesk.

  • Rim (noun)

    A membrane.

  • Rim (noun)

    The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.

  • Rim (verb)

    To form a rim on.

  • Rim (verb)

    To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.

    “Palm trees rim the beach.”

    “A walking path rims the island.”

  • Rim (verb)

    To roll around a rim.

    “The golf ball rimmed the cup.”

    “The basketball rimmed in and out.”

  • Rim (verb)

    To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.

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