brim
brim Lexical Profile
brim Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The upper edge or lip of a cup, bowl, glass, or other hollow container, or the margin of a body of water.
"She poured the hot tea carefully until the liquid reached the brim of the porcelain cup."
The projecting bottom edge of a hat that extends outward to shade or protect the wearer's face.
"He pulled the wide brim of his straw hat down to shield his eyes from the midday sun."
• verb
To be filled with an abundance of a particular quality, emotion, or energy.
"The young orchestra students were brimming with excitement before their first public concert."
To be full to the very top edge of a container or to the point of overflowing.
"After three days of steady autumn rain, the village pond began to brim over its grassy banks."
• Rhymes for brim
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English brimme ('edge of the sea or a body of water'), of Germanic origin and related to Old Norse barmr ('rim, edge') and Middle High German brem ('border, ornamental edging').