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brim

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[ 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.

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Origin of brim

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

synonym study for brim

1. See rim.

OTHER WORDS FROM brim

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

Words nearby brim

brilliantine, Brillo, Brill's disease, Brill-Symmers disease, Brill-Zinsser disease, brim, brimful, brimmer, brimstone, brinded, Brindisi

Definition for brim (2 of 2)

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[ 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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Words related to brim

swell, overflow, teem, fill, fill up, perimeter, circumference, border, fringe, margin, rim, lip, periphery, verge, hem, skirt, brink, spill, run over

Example sentences from the Web for brim

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 of brim

brimless, adjective

Word Origin for brim

C13: from Middle High German brem, probably from Old Norse barmr; see berm
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Medical definitions for brim

brim
[ brĭm ]

n.

The rim of the upper opening of the pelvis.
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Idioms and Phrases with brim

brim

see filled to the brim.

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