brim
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- noun
- /brɪm/
- After adding the water, the bucket was filled to the brim and ready to be carried.
- filled to the brim
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Watch on YouTubeAnd in the brim of the cleaning bottle was the ring.
- And in the brim of the cleaning bottle was the ring.
- A blessed goblet from the temple of Calibre, filled to the brim with goblin faces.
- OK, so visually people see their closets packed to the brim.
Examples
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This is filled to the brim.
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Fill it to the brim.
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A bag this big, this wide, full to the brim with money.
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You need something with a brim.
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The girl looked at him, examining his face under the brim of his hat.
Fiction book (1998) -
The top and brim of a hunting cap can be seen.
Fiction book (1999) -
The box is filled to the brim with seasoning.
Fiction book (2002) -
The trunk is filled to the brim with glittering gold coins.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's shape ranged from conical to roundish, and it's brim was either flat and wide or narrow and sloping downwards.
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The cup was filled all the way to the brim with hot coffee.
Synonyms
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The upper part or surface of an object
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The rim of a container or the edge of a shell
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The outer edge of a round object like a cup or wheel
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Etymology
The word brim comes from an old English word brymme that meant 'edge' or the 'sea' and its 'waves'. Imagine water rising like a wave to the very edge of a cup, and you will see why brim means the top edge of a container.