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rimless

rimless adjective: lacking a rim.

Adjective

rimless (not comparable)

  1. Lacking a rim.
    • Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) brimless, lipless, ledgeless
    • rimless glasses
  2. Not touching the rim of the basket while passing through it.
    • Took aim and scored, a sure, rimless basket.2022, Jay E. Tria, You Out of Nowhere

Synonyms of rimless

Origin of rimless

From rim + -less.

Words formed from rimless

Questions about rimless

What does rimless mean?
Rimless means lacking a rim.
What part of speech is rimless?
Rimless is an adjective.

Words near rimless in the dictionary

  1. Rimkus
  2. Rimkuses
  3. rimland
  4. rimland theory
  5. rimlands
  6. rimless
  7. rimlessness
  8. RIMM
  9. rimmaker
  10. rimmakers
  11. rimmaking

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