Rim and Term

Rim

Rim noun - The line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something.

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Term and rim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead the word "Rim" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: rimed, rimless

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Rim and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rim" instead the word "Term" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

actual rim

actual term

An odd expansion of this trope can be found in the term "Pacific Rim", used (mostly in the western United States) as a sort of code for generic Asian.

Source: Far East
While called "kaiju" (the term for Godzilla and other strange, gigantic monsters in Japanese film), most of the monsters in Pacific Rim are closer to this tropic thematically, often modeled on aquatic animals.

Source: Kraken and Leviathan

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