brim

[ brim ]

/ brɪm /

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noun

the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink: the brim of a cup.

a projecting edge: the brim of a hat.

margin.

verb (used without object), brimmed, brim·ming.

to be full to the brim.

verb (used with object), brimmed, brim·ming.

to fill to the brim.

Nearby words

brilliant cresyl blue, brilliant cut, brilliant green, brilliantine, brillo, brim, brimful, brimmer, brimstone, brinded, brindisi

Origin of brim

1175–1225; Middle English brimme brink, rim (earlier, shore, bank); apparently akin to Middle High German brem, (German Bräme), Old Norse barmr rim, edge

SYNONYMS FOR brim

1 See rim.

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Related forms

brim·less, adjectivebrim·ming·ly, adverbun·brim·ming, adjective

Definition for brim (2 of 2)

brim

[ brim ]

/ brɪm /

noun, plural (especially collectively) brim, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) brims.

Southern U.S. bream¹(def 4).

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Examples from the Web for brim

Hoarding has always conjured nightmare scenarios of impassible rooms filled to the brim.
I’m a Digital Hoarder|Lizzie Crocker|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And he had a cowboy hat that he liked touching, too—he smoothed the brim back like it was a ducktail haircut.
The Stacks: Pete Dexter on What It’s Like to Lose the Knack of Having Fun|Pete Dexter|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On it are balanced a plate of eggs and toast, an open quart jar of grape jelly, and a beer mug full to the brim with orange juice.
The Ridiculousness of Father's Day|P. J. O’Rourke|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just as his fingers touched the brim, his foot would kick the hat out of reach.
Oklahoma Farmers Find Ways to Cope While Waiting for Drought to End|Malcolm Jones|October 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

At times like these you must be careful not to brim over with elation-into-crashing-despair.
What the Stars Predict for Your Week|Starsky + Cox|August 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Jane balanced her spoon on the brim of the shell-like cup and smiled at Mr. Scott.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905|Various
Straightway he was a commonplace boy, with a rough broad-brimmed straw hat, through which brim the sun shone from behind.
Phantastes|George MacDonald
"I pledge you, with all my soul," said I, filling my glass to the brim.
Pelham, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Sew through upturned flaps of brim and crown one-fourth inch from bottom wire.
Make Your Own Hats|Gene Allen Martin
And she took the brazen pitcher that she had brought with her, and filled it to the brim.
The Pink Fairy Book|Various

British Dictionary definitions for brim

brim

/ (brɪm) /

noun

the upper rim of a vesselthe brim of a cup

a projecting rim or edgethe brim of a hat

the brink or edge of something

verb brims, brimming or brimmed

to fill or be full to the brimeyes brimming with tears

Derived Forms

brimless, adjective

Word Origin for brim

C13: from Middle High German brem, probably from Old Norse barmr; see berm

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brim

noun

verb (used without object), brimmed, brim·ming.

verb (used with object), brimmed, brim·ming.

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Definition for brim (2 of 2)

brim

noun, plural (especially collectively) brim, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) brims.

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British Dictionary definitions for brim

brim

noun

verb brims, brimming or brimmed

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