BRIM

brim

Noun

  1. The sea; ocean; water; flood.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water).
  2. The topmost rim or lip of a container.
    The toy box was filled to the brim with stuffed animals.
  3. A projecting rim, especially of a hat.
    He turned the back of his brim up stylishly.

Verb

  1. To be full to overflowing.
    The room brimmed with people.
  2. To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut.

Adjective

  1. Fierce; sharp; cold.


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