reim

R1E1I1M3
/ɹiːm/

noun

A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc.

OriginAfrikaans riem →
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Meanings

nounreim (plural reims)

plural reims · alternative riem

  1. South AfricaA strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc.

Origin

  1. Afrikaansriem
  2. Afrikaansriem
  3. Englishreim

Borrowed from Afrikaans riem.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reim

teamstreamprimeseemdreamextremeschemesupremebeamsteamredeemregimeupstreamscreamesteemdownstreamseamdeemKariminseamneemhemeacademegleam
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Sounds the same

reamreemremerheme

Anagrams

emirMeirmiremeriRemirimeIMer
Cite this entry
APA

reim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reim

MLA

“reim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reim. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reim,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reim.

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