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overbrim

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /oʊv.ə.ˈbriːm/
    • /ˈəʊv.ə.ˈbrɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /oʊv.ə.ˈbriːm/

Definitions of overbrim word

  • noun overbrim To flow over the brim; to overflow. 1
  • verb overbrim to flow over the edges (of) 0

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Parts of speech for Overbrim

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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overbrim popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for overbrim

verb overbrim

  • flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
  • brim — The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom.
  • cascade — If you refer to a cascade of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
  • deluge — A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
  • drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.

Antonyms for overbrim

verb overbrim

  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
  • dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.

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