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billiards (used with a sing. verb) a game played on a cloth-covered rectangular table that has a cushioned rim, in which players use a long cue stick to drive hard balls against one another or into pockets at the edges and corners of the table. (Cf. pool2.)
brim the top edge of a hollow object such as a cup; rim. [1/4 definitions]
collet a metal ring or rim that holds a jewel or watch spring. [1/2 definitions]
continental shelf the submerged rim of a continent, from which descent to the ocean floor is usu. precipitous.
crater a bowl-shaped depression with a raised rim, such as the mouth of a volcano or geyser, or the circular depressions on the surface of the moon, usu. with a mountain at their center. [1/3 definitions]
cushion the inward rim of a billiard table. [1/5 definitions]
discus a disk of standardized weight, usu. of wood with a metal rim, thrown for distance in track and field competitions. [1/2 definitions]
disk wheel a wheel with a solid disk instead of spokes between hub and rim, used esp. on automobiles.
felly the rim of a wheel with spokes.
flange a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. [1/2 definitions]
frame a rim or border that encloses. [2/9 definitions]
lip the edge of a container such as a cup; rim. [1/5 definitions]
margarita a cocktail made of tequila and lemon or lime juice and usu. served in a glass whose rim is coated with salt.
noria a wheel fitted with buckets around the rim, used to lift water, as from a river to an irrigation ditch, esp. in Spain and the Orient.
rebound in basketball, the ball's bounce off the backboard or rim after a missed shot, or the act of catching the ball after its bounce. [1/5 definitions]
rim to furnish with a rim or serve as a rim for; border. [1/6 definitions]
rimfire indicating a cartridge with the primer set in a rim around the base.
rimless combined form of rim.
rimrock rock that forms a natural rim around the edge of a rise, as above a steep precipice.
roque a variety of croquet played on a hard court surrounded by a raised rim or low wall.
sheave2 a wheel with a grooved rim for holding a rope or wire, esp. such a wheel used as a pulley.