brim
1- the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink: the brim of a cup.
- a projecting edge: the brim of a hat.
- margin.
- to be full to the brim.
- to fill to the brim.
Origin of brim
1Synonyms for brim
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2- Southern U.S. bream1(def 4).
Related Words for brim
swell, overflow, teem, fill, perimeter, circumference, border, fringe, margin, rim, lip, periphery, verge, hem, skirt, brink, spillExamples from the Web for brim
Contemporary Examples of brim
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 FunPete Dexter
September 20, 2014
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.
Just as his fingers touched the brim, his foot would kick the hat out of reach.
At times like these you must be careful not to brim over with elation-into-crashing-despair.
The pale blue lining of the brim of her satin hat perfectly matched the flowers on her jacket.
Historical Examples of brim
He took off his hat, and showed her where the brim had a jagged tear half an inch deep.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
The hole had been recklessly filled to the brim, and was merely sprinkled with earth.
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens
He sat up, and a look of alarm peered out from under the brim of his hat.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
His thoughts were full to the brim with things that held them concentrated to the exclusion of all else.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
But in spite of snow and sleet we filled our days to the brim.
A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume IMrs. Humphry Ward
brim
- 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
- to fill or be full to the brimeyes brimming with tears
Word Origin for brim
Word Origin and History for brim
c.1200, brymme "edge of the sea," of obscure origin, perhaps akin to Old Norse barmr "rim, brim," probably related to German bräme "margin, border, fringe," from PIE *bhrem- "point, spike, edge." (Old English had brim in the sense "sea, surf," but this probably was from the Germanic stem *brem- "to roar, rage.") Extended by 1520s to cups, basins, hats.
brim
(brĭm)- The rim of the upper opening of the pelvis.
Idioms and Phrases with brim
brim
see filled to the brim.