Definition of BRIM

brim

Plural: brim, brims

Noun

  • the top edge of a vessel or other container
  • a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
  • Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  • Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  • The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container.
  • Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  • A projecting rim.
  • Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  • A projecting rim.
  • That of a hat.
  • Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  • The upper edge or surface of water.
  • Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  • The surface of the ground.
  • Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  • A brink or edge.
  • The sea; ocean; water; flood.
  • Synonym of bream (“a freshwater fish from one of a number of genera”); specifically (US), the redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus).
  • The period when a sow (“female pig”) is ready to mate; a heat, an oestrus, a rut; also, an act of a boar (“male pig”) and sow mating.
  • An irascible, violent woman.

Verb

Verb Forms: brimmed, brimming, brims

  • To fill or be full to the very top edge.
  • be completely full
    • "His eyes brimmed with tears"
  • fill as much as possible
    • "brim a cup to good fellowship"
  • To fill (a container) to the brim (noun sense 1.1), top, or upper edge.
  • To fill (something) fully.
  • To be full until almost overflowing.
  • Of a boar (“male pig”): to mate with (a sow (“female pig”)); to rut.
  • Of a sow: to be in heat; to rut; also, to mate with a boar.

Adj

  • Synonym of breme (“of the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous”).

Examples

  • He turned the back of his brim up stylishly.
  • His confidence began to brim as he saw the perfect seven-letter word.
  • The room brimmed with people.
  • The toy box was filled to the brim with stuffed animals.

Origin / Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English brem, brim, brimme (“bank, edge, or margin of a lake or river; shore of a sea; brink; rim”); further etymology uncertain, probably related to Middle High German brem, breme (“border, edge, brim”) and Old Norse barmr (“rim”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”).
The verb is derived from the noun.
cognates
* Bavarian Bräm (“border, stripe”)
* Danish bræmme (“border, edge, brim”)
* German Bräme, Brame (“border, edge”)
* Swedish bräm (“border, edge”)
* Icelandic barmur (“edge, verge, brink”)

Scrabble Score: 8

brim: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
brim: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brim: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

brim: valid Words With Friends Word