What's the difference between rim and tire?

Rim


Definition:

  • (n.) The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.
  • (n.) The lower part of the abdomen.
  • (v. t.) To furnish with a rim; to border.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Two cases of posterior lumbar vertebral rim fracture and associated disc protrusion in adolescents are presented.
  • (2) Thirteen patients had had a posterior dislocation with an associated fracture of the femoral head located either caudad or cephalad to the fovea centralis (Pipkin Type-I or Type-II injury), one had had a posterior dislocation with associated fractures of the femoral head and neck (Pipkin Type III), two had had a posterior dislocation with associated fractures of the femoral head and the acetabular rim (Pipkin Type IV), and three had had a fracture-dislocation that we could not categorize according to the Pipkin classification.
  • (3) Both adiphenine.HCl and proadifen.HCl form more stable complexes, suggesting that hydrogen bonding to the carbonyl oxygen by the hydroxyl-group on the rim of the CD ring could be an important contributor to the complexation.
  • (4) If a tear is found, remove all unstable meniscal fragments, leaving a rim, if possible, especially adjacent to the popliteus recess, and then proceed to open cystectomy.
  • (5) But officials warned the rains may not reach the heart of the Rim fire.
  • (6) RIM has always struggled to explain to the authorities that, unlike most other companies, it technically cannot access or read the majority of the messages sent by users over its network.
  • (7) Early complications included disc entrapment against the ventricular wall in three cases, wedging of chorda between disc and valve rim in two and posterior perforation of the left ventricle in three patients.
  • (8) On CT scans the tumor thrombus usually appeared as an endoluminal filling defect surrounded by a rim of contrast material.
  • (9) The usual approach to the inferior orbit has been through a subciliary skin incision and dissection of a skin flap to the orbital rim.
  • (10) This permitted employment of cast combined crowns with wide perigingival metal rims to support the clasp dentures to make them look better when supplying 73 patients with partial removable dentures.
  • (11) Two patients had a second arthroscopy, and no evidence of instability of the peripheral rim was found.
  • (12) Fold the edges of the baking parchment down over the rim of the basin.
  • (13) Healing of rim widths to 5 mm can be obtained with these methods.
  • (14) In young people the basic histological pattern of clusters, composed of cores of chief cells with surrounding rims of sustentacular cells, has commonly superimposed on it prominence of the dark variant of chief cells.
  • (15) A hypointense vascular rim was noted on MR in seven of 13 extracanalicular acoustic tumors and in three of seven meningiomas.
  • (16) It was suggested that the differences in rim area were already present prior to the manifestation of the VFD.
  • (17) "I'm interested to see what RIM's new OS has in store, and hope I'll be able to sample some of its features on the 9900.
  • (18) MRI delineated discrete lesions, typical of cavernous angiomas, with a mixed hyperintense, reticulated, central core surrounded by a hypointense rim.
  • (19) When pointing to its importance in retention, it applies to the rim margins, its relation to the support and its role in the valve closure of the upper total prosthesis.
  • (20) Enhanced sonograms were classified into five patterns according to the relative changes of the echo levels between the tumor and the nontumorous parenchyma of the liver as a result of enhancement: hyperechoic change, isoechoic change, hypoechoic change with hyperechoic rim (rim sign), marginal spotty hyperechoic change, and internal spotty hyperechoic change.

Tire


Definition:

  • (n.) A tier, row, or rank. See Tier.
  • (n.) Attire; apparel.
  • (n.) A covering for the head; a headdress.
  • (n.) A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.
  • (n.) Furniture; apparatus; equipment.
  • (n.) A hoop or band, as of metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear.
  • (v. t.) To adorn; to attire; to dress.
  • (v. i.) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
  • (v. i.) To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.
  • (v. i.) To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.
  • (v. t.) To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As he sits in Athens wondering when the International Monetary Fund is going to deliver another bailout, George Papandreou might be tempted to hum a few lines of Tired of Waiting for You.
  • (2) I was so tired I just used to fall asleep on my feet.
  • (3) According to articles presented by Breitbart, Clinton is tired and ailing.
  • (4) That may sound familiar to Tottenham fans, who grew tired with their team’s aimless, sideways passing under André Villas-Boas.
  • (5) I’m personally sick and tired of Pristina and Belgrade, because we’ve been victimised by high politicians.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The bridge connecting the Albanian and Serb parts of Mitrovica.
  • (6) An example calculation of rolling resistance for a polyurethane tire is given in detail.
  • (7) The extent of inadequate rest has prompted fears that many people are too tired to do their jobs properly, with some so sleep-deprived their brains are as confused as if they had consumed too much alcohol.
  • (8) Do you not get tired of the mass surveillance in this country?” Finicum told reporters.
  • (9) We’re tired of answering these questions,” one woman said.
  • (10) I’m tired, man.” But he hopes that it might be done quickly.
  • (11) I, along with many others, am tired of this toxic propaganda.
  • (12) Further the diabetics claimed to be more tired and diabetic males had more sexual concerns.
  • (13) Apart from that, it’s becoming increasingly tiring to see people posing about how there is no point voting because it’s all rigged, the politicians are all the same and the rest.
  • (14) In any case, people had tired of combative rhetoric and wanted softer platitudes.
  • (15) There is no guarantee of surgical success with such an injury but Murray was tiring of the constant reliance on pain killers to get through tough matches.
  • (16) The concentrations of 1-NP and airborne particulates changed significantly in all examined areas in parallel with the rise and fall of the frequencies of studded tire use.
  • (17) Transposable and interspersed repetitive elements (TIREs) are ubiquitous features of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes.
  • (18) The players come to Australia tired and exhausted already because they’ve been going since mid-November.” Another issue is the way the women treat their practice time.
  • (19) But when you're tired, you've played in 94 or 95 minutes, players choose power rather than technique, rather than placing it.
  • (20) On the return journey, the tired passengers exchange smuggling anecdotes and safety tips.

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