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- [brim]
- /brɪm/
- /brɪm/
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- [brim]
- /brɪm/
Definitions of brim word
- countable noun brim The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom. 3
- verb brim If someone or something is brimming with a particular quality, they are full of that quality. 3
- verb brim Brim over means the same as brim. 3
- verb brim When your eyes are brimming with tears, they are full of fluid because you are upset, although you are not actually crying. 3
- verb brim If something brims with particular things, it is packed full of them. 3
- noun brim the upper rim of a vessel 3
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Origin of brim
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English brimme brink, rim (earlier, shore, bank); apparently akin to Middle High German brem, (German Bräme), Old Norse barmr rim, edge
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Parts of speech for Brim
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brim popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brim usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brim
verb brim
- swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- overflow — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
- teem — to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile (usually followed by with).
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- spill — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
Antonyms for brim
noun brim
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
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