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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

Other definitions 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

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

How to use brim in a sentence

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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Other Idioms and Phrases with brim

brim

see filled to the brim.

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