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   Rime

   /rīm/

   

   noun

   • 1. frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapor in cloud or fog.
   • ▪ hoarfrost: "the rime was thick and crisp on the grass"

   verb

   • 1. cover (an object) with hoarfrost: literary "he does not brush away the frost that rimes his beard"

   Word Origin Old Englishhrīm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijm. The word became rare in Middle English but was revived in literary use at the end of the 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   noun. ˈrīm. Synonyms of rime. 1. : frost sense 1b. 2. : an accumulation of granular ice tufts on the windward sides of exposed objects that is formed from supercooled fog or cloud and built out directly against the wind. 3. : crust, incrustation.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRIME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RIME definition: 1. frost (= the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing…. Learn more.

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   Rime definition: an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.. See examples of RIME used in a sentence.

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   RIME meaning: 1. frost (= the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing…. Learn more.

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   Rime is a type of ice that forms when the moisture in fog freezes suddenly on an object. The white frost that forms on trees along mountain ridges is rime. Rime can cause trouble for aircraft, as it also forms when a cloud's water droplets freeze to a surface, like the metal body of an airplane.

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   rimes. Rime definition: A white incrustation of ice formed when supercooled water droplets freeze almost instantly on contact with a solid surface.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrime noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of rime noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define rime. rime synonyms, rime pronunciation, rime translation, English dictionary definition of rime. n. 1. A white incrustation of ice formed when supercooled water droplets freeze almost instantly on contact with a solid surface. 2. A coating, as of mud or...

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRIME definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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    rime in American English. (raim) (verb rimed, riming) noun. 1. Also called: rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (sense 2), glaze (sense 17) transitive verb. 2.

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    There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rime. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.