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BRIM
brim
(noun) a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
brim, rim, lip
(noun) the top edge of a vessel or other container
brim
(verb) fill as much as possible; “brim a cup to good fellowship”
brim
(verb) be completely full; “His eyes brimmed with tears”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
brim (plural brims)
(obsolete) The sea; ocean; water; flood.
Etymology 2
Noun
brim (plural brims)
An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water).
The topmost rim or lip of a container.
A projecting rim, especially of a hat.
Verb
brim (third-person singular simple present brims, present participle brimming, simple past and past participle brimmed)
(intransitive) To be full to overflowing.
(transitive) To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
• Tennyson
Etymology 3
Verb
brim (third-person singular simple present brims, present participle brimming, simple past and past participle brimmed)
Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut.
Etymology 4
Adjective
brim (comparative more brim, superlative most brim)
(obsolete) Fierce; sharp; cold.
Anagrams
• IBMR, IRBM
Proper noun
Brim (plural Brims)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brim is the 8808th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3717 individuals. Brim is most common among White (61.8%) and Black/African American (31.96%) individuals.
Anagrams
• IBMR, IRBM
Source: Wiktionary
Brim, n. Etym: [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin to Icel. barmr, Sw. bräm, Dan. bræmme, G. brame, bräme. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea, and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. Breeze a fly.]
1. The rim, border, or upper sdge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything. Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim I would remove it with an anxious pity. Coleridge.
2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border. The feet of the priest that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water. Josh. iii. 15.
3. The rim of a hat. Wordsworth.
Brim, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Brimming.]
Definition: To be full to the brim. "The brimming stream." Milton. To brim over (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, cup brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
Brim, v. t.
Definition: To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top. Arrange the board and brim the glass. Tennyson.
Brim, a.
Definition: Fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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