rime
noun
uk/raɪm/us/raɪm/rimenoun(FROST)
[CorU]mainlyliterary
frost(= thethin,whitelayeroficethatformswhen theairtemperatureis below thefreezingpointofwater,especiallyoutsideatnight):
There was astrongrime on allvegetation.
Thewindowswerewetwhere the rime hadmelted.
- Thegroundwas hard and the rimethickandcrispon thegrass.
- Afrostyrime was on hishead, and on hiseyebrows.
- Onemorningbigdrysnowflakesstarredthe rime on thesill.
Precipitation: snow & ice
- anti-icing
- antifreeze
- avalanche
- be snowed inidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- freezing
- glaciation
- glacier
- glaciology
- hail
- icicle
- pack ice
- slush
- snow-capped
- snowpack
- snowstorm
- terminal moraine
- thundersnow
- unfreeze
- unfrozen
rimenoun(RHYME)
[C]phoneticsspecialized
→rhymespecialized
(同 rhyme)Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- guttural
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- phonology
- schwa
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
- suprasegmental