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plural brims
(obsolete) The sea; ocean; water; flood.
An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water). quotations examples
The feet of the priest that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Joshua 3:15
A primrose by a river ' s brim
1819, “A Portrait”, in Peter Bell
The topmost rim or lip of a container. quotations examples
Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim / I would remove it with an anxious pity.
1813, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Remorse
A projecting rim, especially of a hat. examples
third-person singular simple present brims, present participle brimming, simple past and past participle brimmed
(intransitive) To be full to overflowing. quotations examples
The beams that thro' the Oriel shine / Make prisms in every carven glass, / And beaker brimm'd with noble wine.
1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], page 151
It was a hint of life in a place that still brims with memories of death, a reminder that even five years later, the attacks are not so very distant.
2006 New York Times
Djokovic, brimming with energy and confidence, needed little encouragement and came haring in to chase down a drop shot in the next game, angling away the backhand to break before turning to his supporters to celebrate.
2011 July 3, Piers Newbury, “Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final”, in BBC Sport
(transitive) To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top. quotations examples
Arrange the board and brim the glass.
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], (please specify |part=prologue or epilogue, or |canto=I to CXXIX)
Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut. examples
comparative more brim, superlative most brim
(obsolete) Fierce; sharp; cold.