alastrim | (noun) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus | Synonyms: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox |
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brim | (noun) a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat | - |
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(noun) the top edge of a vessel or other container | Synonyms: lip, rim |
interim | (noun) the time between one event, process, or period and another | Synonyms: lag, meantime, meanwhile |
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megrim | (noun) a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men | Synonyms: hemicrania, migraine, sick headache |
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pilgrim | (noun) someone who journeys in foreign lands | - |
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(noun) someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion | - |
rim | (noun) the top edge of a vessel or other container | Synonyms: brim, lip |
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(noun) a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object | Synonyms: flange |
(noun) the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached | - |
(noun) (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended | - |
(noun) the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object | - |
scrim | (noun) a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater | - |
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trim | (noun) cutting down to the desired size or shape | Synonyms: clipping, trimming |
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(noun) a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment | Synonyms: passementerie, trimming |
(noun) attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation | - |
(noun) a state of arrangement or appearance | Synonyms: trimness |