brimnoun
uk/brɪm/us/brɪm/brim noun (PART OF HAT)
[ C usually singular ] the bottom part of a hat that sticks out all around the head
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crown noun
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Hats & scarves
- ascot
- balaclava
- bandana
- baseball cap
- beanie
- dunce's cap
- dupatta
- ear flap
- earmuffs
- fascinator
- mitre
- mortarboard
- neckerchief
- necktie
- niqab
- peaked
- turban
- visor
- yarmulke
- yashmak
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brim noun (TOP)
[ C ] the very top edge of a container:
She poured the cream until it reached the brim.
He filled the glass to the brim.
She passed him the mug, filled/full to the brim with hot black coffee.
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Edges & extremities of objects
- apex
- apices
- bevel
- border
- bottom
- brink
- crest
- edge
- fringe
- front
- head
- palm-fringed
- peripheral
- periphery
- rim
- skirt
- surmount
- tip
- topmost
- vertex
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-brimmed
suffix uk/ -brɪmd/us/ -brɪmd/
She wore a wide-brimmed hat.
brimverb [ I ]
uk/brɪm/us/brɪm/-mm-to become full of something, especially a liquid:
Her eyes brimmed with tears when she heard that he was alive.
figurative His recent triumphs have left the tennis ace brimming (over) with (= full of) confidence and energy.
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Filling and completing
- brick
- brick up sth
- crowd
- crowd (sth) into sth
- crowd sb/sth out
- fill
- jam
- occupy
- overcrowded
- overran
- overrun
- pack sth/somewhere out
- plug
- round
- supersaturated
- tank
- tank up
- top sb up
- top sth up
- wadding
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