brim

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the topmost rim or lip of a container

The toy box was filled to the brim with stuffed animals.

Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut
an edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water)
a projecting rim, especially of a hat

He turned the back of his brim up stylishly.

to be full to overflowing

It was a hint of life in a place that still brims with memories of death, a reminder that even five years later, the attacks are not so very distant.

{n} the edge, lip, top, side, bank
{v} to fill or be full to the top
If someone or something is brimming with a particular quality, they are full of that quality. England are brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament. Brim over means the same as brim. Her heart brimmed over with love and adoration for Charles
The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything
The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border
{s} full to the rim
When your eyes are brimming with tears, they are full of fluid because you are upset, although you are not actually crying. Michael looked at him imploringly, eyes brimming with tears. Brim over means the same as brim. When she saw me, her eyes brimmed over with tears and she could not speak
If something, especially a container, is filled to the brim or full to the brim with something, it is filled right up to the top. Richard filled her glass right up to the brim
fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"
Fierce; sharp; cold
To be full to the brim
{i} edge, lip; edge of a hat
a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat the top edge of a vessel fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"
The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom. Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap. a flat black hat with a wide brim. + -brimmed -brimmed a floppy-brimmed hat
a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
If something brims with particular things, it is packed full of them. The flowerbeds brim with a mixture of lilies and roses
be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears
the top edge of a vessel
{f} fill to the rim; overflow
The rim of a hat
To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top
a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat the top edge of a vessel fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears
brim over
to overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.)
brim of a hat
edge of a hat, part of a hat which surrounds it
brim over
see brim 2, 3
brim over
flow over, overflow
brimming
Present participle of brim
full to the brim
totally full

We've had so much luck here, it's been effortless,” LeMay said as she rested on the shopping cart full to the brim with gifts.

to the brim
Full, almost overflowing

With an own goal, two penalties, two red cards and plenty more this match was full to the brim with controversy.

brimful
{a} full to the brim or top, overloaded
Brimful
bretful
Brimful
teemful
brimful
filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears"
brimful
{s} full, ready to overflow, ample
brimful
Someone who is brimful of an emotion or quality feels or seems full of it. An object or place that is brimful of something is full of it. She was brimful of energy and enthusiasm The United States is brimful with highly paid doctors. = full. very full of something brimful of
brimful
Filled to maximum capacity
brimful
filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears
brimful
Full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow
brimless
Having no brim
brimless
{s} having no edges
brimless
Having no brim; as, brimless caps
brimless
without a brim; "a brimless hat
brimmed
Full to, or level with, the brim
brimmed
Having a brim; usually in composition
brimmed
{s} having a specific kind of brim
brimmed
Having a brim
brimmed
past of brim
brimming
Full to the brim; overflowing
brimming
{s} brimful, full to capacity, ready to overflow
brimming
filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears"
brims
plural of brim
filled to the brim
filled to the very top
full to the brim
filled to the very top, completely filled
brim
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