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full to the brim — filled/full/to the brim phrase completely full Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry: brim * * * see brim … Useful english dictionary
full to the brim — filled to the very top, completely filled … English contemporary dictionary
filled to the brim — filled/full/to the brim phrase completely full Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry: brim … Useful english dictionary
Brim — Brim, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brimming}.] To be full to the brim. The brimming stream. Milton. [1913 Webster] {To brim over} (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brim|full — brim|ful or brim|full «BRIHM FUL», adjective. full to the brim; full to the very top … Useful english dictionary
brim|ful — or brim|full «BRIHM FUL», adjective. full to the brim; full to the very top … Useful english dictionary
brim — [brim] n. [ME brimme, akin to ON barmr, rim: for IE base see BROOM] 1. the topmost edge of a cup, glass, bowl, etc. 2. Archaic a) a rim or edge around a body of water b) the water at such an edge 3. a projecting rim or edge of anything … English World dictionary
to the brim — adverb Full, almost overflowing The van was stuffed to the brim with camping equipment. Syn: to the full, to the gills, to the gunnels, to the tonsils … Wiktionary
brim — [[t]brɪ̱m[/t]] brims, brimming, brimmed 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, adj N The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom. Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap. ...a flat black hat with a wide brim. Derived words:… … English dictionary
brim — brim1 [ brım ] noun count 1. ) the part of a hat that sticks out from the base 2. ) the top edge of a cup or bowl: She lifted her cup and looked at us over the brim. filled/full to the brim completely full brim brim 2 [ brım ] verb intransitive… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
