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brim

The correct spelling is brim.

How to pronounce brim

/bɹɪm/
noun

IPA: /bɹɪm/

Say it like: Bri-m

The correct spelling is brim. The sea; ocean; water; flood. For example: "The toy box was filled to the brim with stuffed animals."

Usage Examples

The toy box was filled to the brim with stuffed animals.

He turned the back of his brim up stylishly.

The room brimmed with people.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The sea; ocean; water; flood.
  2. 2.An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water).
  3. 3.The topmost rim or lip of a container.
  4. 4.A projecting rim, especially of a hat.

verb

  1. 1.To be full to overflowing.
  2. 2.To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
  3. 3.Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut.

adjective

  1. 1.Fierce; sharp; cold.

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