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   brim

   /brɪm/

   noun

   • 1. the projecting edge at the bottom of a hat: "a soft hat with a turned-up brim" Similar peakvisorbillprojectionshieldshade
   • 2. the upper edge or lip of a cup, bowl, or other container: "he filled her glass to the brim" Similar rimlipbrinkedgemargin

   verb

   • 1. be full to the point of overflowing: "my eyes brimmed with tears" Similar be fullbe filled upbe filled to the topbe full to capacitybe packed withoverflowrun/well over
   • ▪ fill something so completely that it almost overflows: "large tears brimmed in her eyes" Similar fillfill upfill to capacityoverflow
   • ▪ be full of a particular quality, feeling, etc.: "he is brimming with ideas"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the edge of the sea or other body of water): perhaps related to German Bräme ‘trimming’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. brimless adjective
   • 2. brimmed adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • M

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