Brim
noun
The top edge of a container.
The cup was filled to the brim.
Often appears as...
- filled to the brim
- bubbling to the brim
noun
The projecting edge around a hat.
She wore a hat with a wide brim to protect her from the sun.
Often appears as...
- wide brim
- short brim
verb
If something brims, it is full to the point of overflowing.
Her eyes brimmed with tears.
Often appears as...
- brim with joy
- brim with pride
noun
The top edge of a container.
The cup was filled to the brim.
Often appears as...
- filled to the brim
- bubbling to the brim
noun
The projecting edge around a hat.
She wore a hat with a wide brim to protect her from the sun.
Often appears as...
- wide brim
- short brim
verb
If something brims, it is full to the point of overflowing.
Her eyes brimmed with tears.
Often appears as...
- brim with joy
- brim with pride
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Container Capacity
Use 'brim' to emphasize a container is as full as possible, leaving no space.
The jar of cookies was filled to the brim.
Pro Tip 2/3Overflowing Implied
'Brim' can imply the possibility of spilling due to being overly full.
The boiling pot was bubbling to the brim.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Edge
In physical contexts, 'brim' refers to the actual upper boundary of an object.
She measured the water up to the cup's brim.
Pro Tip 1/3Container Capacity
Use 'brim' to emphasize a container is as full as possible, leaving no space.
The jar of cookies was filled to the brim.
Pro Tip 2/3Overflowing Implied
'Brim' can imply the possibility of spilling due to being overly full.
The boiling pot was bubbling to the brim.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Edge
In physical contexts, 'brim' refers to the actual upper boundary of an object.
She measured the water up to the cup's brim.
Pro Tip 1/3Container Capacity
Use 'brim' to emphasize a container is as full as possible, leaving no space.
The jar of cookies was filled to the brim.
Pro Tip 2/3Overflowing Implied
'Brim' can imply the possibility of spilling due to being overly full.
The boiling pot was bubbling to the brim.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Edge
In physical contexts, 'brim' refers to the actual upper boundary of an object.
She measured the water up to the cup's brim.
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I do think the public want to see politicians acting in a different way. What's brought young people into our campaign is that they were written off by political parties but they had never written off politics, and what we have is a huge number of young people, very enthusiastic and brimming with ideas. Those ideas have got to be heard.
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American Businessman
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Ogden Nash
American Poet
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Karlie Kloss
American Model
I have a notebook that is filled to the brim with my dreams and ideas and goals and aspirations.
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English Novelist
I discovered reading through libraries. I grew up in a house that wasn't brimming with books.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
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Indian Politician
Millions of Indians are brimming with energy.
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Lord Byron
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Mos Def
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I have mad brims.
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