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reim

/ɹiːm/

reim noun: a strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc.

Noun

reim (plural reims)

  1. (South Africa) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc.

Forms of reim

pluralreims
alternative formriem

Origin of reim

Borrowed from Afrikaans riem.

Words that rhyme with reim

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about reim

What does reim mean?
Reim means a strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc.
What part of speech is reim?
Reim is a noun.
How do you pronounce reim?
Reim is pronounced /ɹiːm/.
What is the plural of reim?
The plural of reim is reims.

Words near reim in the dictionary

  1. Reilly-Hickinbottom rearrangement
  2. Reillys
  3. Reils
  4. Reily
  5. Reilys
  6. reim
  7. reimage
  8. reimaged
  9. reimages
  10. reimaginable
  11. reimagination

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