rim

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. edge, border, margin, curb, brink.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. edge, border, verge, brim, lip, brink, top, margin, line, outline, frame, band, ring, strip, brow, curb, ledge, skirt, fringe, hem, limit, confine, end, terminus, periphery; see also edge 1 , side 2 .

Ant. center*, middle, interior.

Syn.- rim is applied to the edge of a circular or curved surface; brim refers to the inner rim at the top of a cup, glass, bowl, etc. or to the projecting rim of a hat; brink refers to the edge at the top of a steep slope; border refers to the boundary of a surface and may imply the limiting line itself or the part of the surface immediately adjacent to it; margin implies a bordering strip more or less clearly defined by some distinguishing feature [ the margin of a printed page ] ; edge refers to the limiting line itself or the terminating line at the sharp convergence of two surfaces [ the edge of a box ] : all of these terms have figurative application [ the rim of consciousness, a mind filled to the brim , the brink of disaster, the border of good taste, a margin of error, an edge on one's appetite ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

edge, border, margin, perimeter, brink, fringe, verge, ring, hem, lip, brim, skirt.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary: border, borderline, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, verge. Chiefly Military: perimeter. See EDGE. II verb To put or form a border on: border, bound2, edge, fringe, margin, skirt, verge. See EDGE.