What's the difference between rimmer and simmer?

Rimmer


Definition:

  • (n.) An implement for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the rim of anything, as the edges of pies, etc.; also, a reamer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Wayne Rimmer Bromborough, Wirral • John Mills criticises the sell-off of ARM to Japanese investors ( The ARM sell-off is bad for Britain , 19 July) as being against the interests of British working people.
  • (2) Robb had a brief and he held it.” Rimmer also points to another area of potential controversy in the IP chapter: criminal procedures and penalties in respect of disclosure of trade secrets, computer crimes and espionage.
  • (3) But green groups and trade experts including Matthew Rimmer, professor of intellectual property and innovation at the Queensland University of Technology, have been surprised to learn the chapter doesn’t actually use the words climate change.
  • (4) In an email on 13 July 2009 to Richard Westlake, Johnson's private secretary, Rimmer wrote: "My own advice on this remains that there are insufficient grounds to do so … and that the Met would deeply resent what they would see as 'interference' in an operational investigation which could, of course, be revived at any given time."
  • (5) Rosemary Rimmer-Clay, who was a 19-year-old student at Dundee University in 1975 at a time when he was rector of the university, said that a man who she had once viewed as a hero had abused his power to prey on young girls.
  • (6) Helen Rimmer, from Friends of the Earth said she was disappointed with the deferral.
  • (7) Joyce Rimmer Birmingham • Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com
  • (8) However, Friends of the Earth's north-west campaigner, Helen Rimmer, said: "These plans will be met by stiff opposition from local people rightly concerned about having the UK's first attempted multiple-well fracking operation under their feet.
  • (9) Last month freedom of information responses from 155 acute hospital trusts in England – which is almost all of them – received by BMJ Careers journalist Abi Rimmer found that only “one in every 100 consultants has actively opted out of non-emergency weekend working or used a clause in their contract to avoid non-emergency out of hours work”.
  • (10) Rimmer is constantly finding great ideas in Lebanese restaurants.
  • (11) Matthew Rimmer, an expert in intellectual property law at the Australian National University, said the TPP could affect a range of laws, including Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws.
  • (12) The review group will be chaired by Stephen Rimmer , Home Office director general, and will include MPs, representatives from the national bodies for school governors and heads, and councillors.
  • (13) For services to Parliament and voluntary service to the community through Great Culverden Park Ltd. Stephen John Rimmer.
  • (14) Stephen Rimmer, the Home Office's director general of crime and policing, wrote to Yates asking what the Met was doing about the allegations about the involvement of 27 other journalists and whether the police would be informing all those allegedly targeted, and not just those whose phones were sucessfully tapped.
  • (15) Andrew Osagie and Michael Rimmer also failed to get out of their 800m heats after surprisingly underwhelming performances.
  • (16) Updated at 8.53pm BST 8.52pm BST Half-time emails "It's not possible to get smashed on Coors Light," roars Robin Rimmer.
  • (17) An exchange of letters placed in the House of Commons library discloses that Stephen Rimmer, the Home Office's director general of crime and policing, wrote to Yates last Friday asking what the Met was doing about the allegations about the involvement of 27 other journalists and whether the police would be informing all those allegedly targeted.
  • (18) David Rimmer, Shell's general managed for global gas said, "Shell sees renewables as a major part of the future energy mix but this analysis has shown that increased reliance on gas in the near term saves money and jobs, delivers on climate targets and allows new technologies to be improved before large scale deployment."
  • (19) Three years later, Aston Villa's rookie goalkeeper Nigel Spink was summoned from the bench after 10 minutes to replace the injured Jimmy Rimmer.
  • (20) Rimmer also showed there was acute sensitivity about Yates, who was responsible for the police investigation into whether Labour had traded peerages for donations to the party.

Simmer


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
  • (v. t.) To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There was already simmering anger over the deaths of civilians in US drone attacks aimed at alleged terrorists inside Pakistan and over an incident in February in which a CIA contractor, Raymond Davis, shot dead two men on the street in Lahore he said were trying to rob him.
  • (2) She ushers us into the kitchen, where a large metal pot simmering on the hotplate emits a spicy aroma.
  • (3) Experts say they are encouraged that after months of simmering discord Xi and Trump are preparing to thrash it out at the so-called winter White House .
  • (4) Add potatoes and simmer for as long as it takes for them to cook.
  • (5) Simmer for 2 minutes then stir in the orange zest, orange blossom water and vanilla extract.
  • (6) The findings will bring to the boil a long-simmering row over whether those differences mean organic food is better for people, with one expert calling the work sexed up.
  • (7) There had been simmering tension between the Tottenham Hotspur manager and officers since a dawn raid on his Dorset home that was watched by press photographers.
  • (8) Tensions between the two groups on the island have been simmering beneath the surface since the end of British colonial rule in 1960.
  • (9) Simmering resentment towards the US presence on Okinawa exploded into anger in 1995 after three servicemen abducted and raped a 12-year-old girl , a crime that prompted lengthy negotiations on reducing the country's military footprint.
  • (10) A Communist party-controlled newspaper has launched a searing attack on Donald Trump after the president-elect threatened a realignment of his country’s policies towards China, warning the US president-elect: “Pride goes before a fall.” The Global Times, a notoriously rambunctious state-run tabloid, was writing after Trump reignited a simmering row with Beijing by suggesting he might recognise Taiwan , which China regards as a breakaway province, unless Beijing agreed a new “deal” with his administration.
  • (11) See you tomorrow.” The night of simmering tension was in contrast to the scenes on Tuesday night when a Sudanese man died as hundreds of migrants made 1,500 attempts to storm the Channel tunnel, prompting crisis meetings of the French and British governments.
  • (12) Add the broth to the pot and briskly simmer the mixture over medium to medium-low heat for about 2 hours for all the flavours to come together and mellow.
  • (13) But the underlying, bitter resentment among many in the local African American community about their treatment at the hands of an almost unanimously white police force and local authorities, will likely continue to simmer.
  • (14) 2 Roughly chop the chocolate and melt it in a large, heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of barely simmering water.
  • (15) Cover with plenty of fresh water, bring to a boil and simmer gently for 20-25 minutes, until just cooked.
  • (16) 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen kept hidden a simmering feud with writer John Ridley over credit for the historical biopic's Oscar-winning screenplay, reports The Wrap .
  • (17) This goes to the foundational relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities that they’re sworn to serve and to protect.” In remarks at the meeting Obama said the “simmering distrust” between police and minority communities was not unique to St Louis but relevant to communities across the country.
  • (18) This paves the way for young people to turn simmering prejudice into murderous intent.
  • (19) Some of this reflects a simmering rivalry between Douglas Alexander, the election co-ordinator, and Michael Dugher, the shadow cabinet minister responsible for media presentation.
  • (20) Tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese have been simmering for years.

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