brim
The brim is the top of a container, like the edge of a cup. Also, if a cup is brimming, it’s full.
This word has a couple meanings related to fullness. If a cup is full, it’s filled to the brim. The brim is the top. Containers such as buckets and pitchers have brims too. Also, the bucket is brimming if it’s totally full. A brimming container is likely to spill. People can brim too: you can be brimming with enthusiasm or happiness. Like a cup about to spill, you can’t quite contain yourself when you’re brimming with joy.
Definitions of brim
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the top edge of a vessel or other container
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types:
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collar, shoe collar
the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
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type of:
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edge
a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
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collar, shoe collar
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be completely full
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fill as much as possible
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a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
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