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overrim

overrim adjective: designed to fill a cistern, tub, etc. by supplying water over the rim instead of below the waterline.

Adjective

overrim (not comparable)

  1. Designed to fill a cistern, tub, etc. by supplying water over the rim instead of below the waterline.
    • an overrim spout
    • an overrim faucet

Origin of overrim

From over- + rim.

Questions about overrim

What does overrim mean?
Overrim means designed to fill a cistern, tub, etc. by supplying water over the rim instead of below the waterline.
What part of speech is overrim?
Overrim is an adjective.

Words near overrim in the dictionary

  1. overrigid
  2. overrigidity
  3. overrigidly
  4. overrigorous
  5. overrigorously
  6. overrim
  7. overring
  8. overringing
  9. overrings
  10. overripe
  11. overripely

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