Rim vs. Hem: What's the Difference?

Rim and Hem Definitions
Rim
The upper or outer edge of an object, especially when curved or circular.
Hem
An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down.
Rim
The upper edge of a steep slope; a cliff or brink
The rim of a canyon.
Hem
The height or level of the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; a hemline.
Rim
The circular outer part of a wheel, furthest from the axle.
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Hem
A short cough or clearing of the throat made especially to gain attention, warn another, hide embarrassment, or fill a pause in speech.
Rim
A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted.
Hem
To fold back and stitch down the edge of.
Rim
To furnish with a rim.
Hem
To surround and shut in; enclose
A valley hemmed in by mountains.
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Rim
(Sports) To roll around the rim of (a basket or golf cup, for example) without falling in.
Hem
To utter a hem.
Rim
Vulgar Slang To perform anilingus on.
Hem
To hesitate in speech.
Rim
An edge around something, especially when circular.
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Hem
Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.
Rim
A wheelrim.
Hem
An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
Rim
(journalism) A semicircular copydesk.
Hem
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
Rim
A membrane.
Hem
A rim or margin of something.
Rim
The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
Hem
In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
Rim
(transitive) To form a rim on.
Hem
To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
Rim
(transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
Palm trees rim the beach.
A walking path rims the island.
Hem
To make a hem.
Rim
To roll around a rim.
The golf ball rimmed the cup.
The basketball rimmed in and out.
Hem
(transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
Rim
(slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.
Hem
(transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.
A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge.
Rim
The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.
Hem
Obsolete form of 'em
Rim
The lower part of the abdomen.
Hem
Them
Rim
To furnish with a rim; to border.
Hem
An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.
Cough or cry hem, if anybody come.
Rim
The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
Hem
An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
Rim
(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended;
The ball hit the rim and bounced off
Hem
The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen it and prevent raveling.
Rim
The outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
Hem
Border; edge; margin.
Rim
A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
Hem
A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.
Rim
The top edge of a vessel
Hem
To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.
Rim
Run around the rim of;
Sugar rimmed the dessert plate
Hem
To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.
Rim
Furnish with a rim;
Rim a hat
Hem
To border; to edge
All the skirt aboutWas hemmed with golden fringe.
Rim
Roll around the rim of;
The ball rimmed the basket
Hem
Lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
Hem
Fold over and sew together to provide with a hem;
Hem my skirt
Hem
Utter `hem' or `ahem'