brim
21brim — /brɪm / (say brim) noun 1. the upper edge of anything hollow; rim: the brim of a cup. 2. a projecting edge: the brim of a hat. 3. Obsolete edge or margin. –verb (brimmed, brimming) –verb (i) 4. to be full to the brim; to be full to overflowing: a …
22brim — I n. to the brim (to fill smt. to the brim) II v. (D; intr.) to brim with (she was brimming with enthusiasm) * * * [brɪm] (D; intr.) to brim with (she was brimming with enthusiasm) to the brim (to fill smt. to the brim) …
23brim — [[t]brɪm[/t]] n. v. brimmed, brim•ming 1) the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink 2) a projecting edge: the brim of a hat[/ex] 3) a margin 4) to be full to the brim 5) to fill to the brim • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME brimme brink, rim… …
24brim — 1 noun (C) 1 the bottom part of a hat that sticks out to protect you from sun and rain 2 be full to the brim (with) if a container such as a glass is full to the brim, it is as full as possible: Dave poured whisky till the glass was full to the… …
25brim — Breme Breme (br[=e]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS. br[=e]me, br[=y]me, famous. Cf. {Brim}, a.] 1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing air.… …
26brim — I. noun Etymology: Middle English brimme; akin to Middle High German brem edge Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) an upper or outer margin ; verge (2) archaic the upper surface of a body of water b. the edge or rim of a hollow v …
27brim — 1. noun /brɪm/ a) an edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water) The toy box was filled to the brim with stuffed animals. b) the topmost rim or lip of a container …
28Brim — Recorded in several forms including Bream, Breem, Brim, Brims, Brimm and probably others, this is an early English medieval surname. It is however of much earlier origins, probably pre 6th century, and deriving from the word breme meaning fierce… …
29brim — [13] Brim appears out of the blue at the beginning of the 13th century, meaning ‘edge, border’, with no apparent ancestor in Old English. It is usually connected with Middle High German brem and Old Norse barmr, both ‘edge’, which would point to… …
30brim — noun 1) the brim of his hat Syn: peak, visor, shield, shade; fringe 2) the cup was filled to its brim Syn: rim, lip, brink, edge, margin See note at …
