- Rimous
- Rimous \Rim"ous\, a. Rimose. [1913 Webster]
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Rimous
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rimous — raɪməʊs adj. full of cracks or crevices (also rimose) … English contemporary dictionary
rimous — ri·mous … English syllables
rimous — adjective see rimose … Useful english dictionary
rimose — rimosely, adv. rimosity /ruy mos i tee/, n. /ruy mohs, ruy mohs /, adj. full of crevices, chinks, or cracks. Also, rimous /ruy meuhs/. [1720 30; < L rimosus full of cracks, equiv. to rim(a) cleft, crack, chink + osus OSE1] * * * … Universalium
rimose — adj. full of cracks or crevices (also rimous) … English contemporary dictionary
cavernous — adj 1. deep set, hollow, sunken, yawning, retreating, abysmal; concave, depressed, hollowed out, indented; pitted, crannied, furrowed, honeycombed, rimous, faveolate, alveolate. 2. hollow sounding, rumbling, sepulchral; resonant, deep toned, deep … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
rima — n. (pl. mae ) narrow fissure. ♦ rima oris, space between lips. ♦ rimal, a. ♦ rimose, ♦ rimous, a. having many rimae. ♦ rimulose, a. having many small rimae. ♦ rimate, a. having rima … Dictionary of difficult words
rimose — [rīməsrī′mōs΄, rī mōs′] adj. [L rimosus < rima, chink, fissure < IE base * rei , to slit, cut > RIVE, REAP] full of cracks, fissures, or crevices: also rimous [rīməs] rimosely adv. rimosity [rīmäs′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
rimose — adj. (also rimous) esp. Bot. full of chinks or fissures. Etymology: L rimosus f. rima chink … Useful english dictionary
