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brim
1[brim]
noun
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink.
the brim of a cup.
a projecting edge.
the brim of a hat.
verb (used without object)
to be full to the brim.
verb (used with object)
to fill to the brim.
brim
2[brim]
noun
plural
brim ,plural
brims .Southern U.S., bream.
brim
/ brɪm /
noun
the upper rim of a vessel
the brim of a cup
a projecting rim or edge
the brim of a hat
the brink or edge of something
verb
to fill or be full to the brim
eyes brimming with tears
Other Word Forms
- brimless adjective
- brimmingly adverb
- unbrimming adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of brim1
Word History and Origins
Origin of brim1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Loaded with young talent and brimming with creativity, the group led by teenage sensation Lamine Yamal has reclaimed its place as one of the hottest tickets in sports.
At one point Saturday a cup of beer sailed out of the crowd and hit the brim of a hat worn by McIlroy’s wife, Erica Stoll, who was walking next to her husband.
This summer, months after the county announced the settlement, Baum said, James Harris called him to discuss his brimming inventory: 2,500 new cases.
Renowned as a queen of literary horror — her stories brim with ghosts, werewolves, zombie infants — here she reveals a realist side, journalistic yet intimate.
At one point Saturday a cup of beer appeared to sail out of the crowd and hit the brim of a hat worn by McIlroy’s wife, Erica Stoll, who was walking next to her husband.
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