brim

«brim» in Mova's school dictionary: its top edge: full to the brim — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (brim, brims); verb (brim, brims, brimmed, brimming)

meaning for a pupil

1) The brim of a cup, glass or bowl is its top edge: full to the brim. tree →

2) The brim of a hat is the flat part that sticks out around the bottom and shades your face. tree →

3) To brim (with) means to be full to the top: eyes brimming with tears, brimming with ideas. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety: a hat with a wide brim protects the face, ears and neck from the sun («no hat, no play» at Australian schools). In science, filling a container «to the brim» shows its full capacity; liquids can overflow. In stories, «brimming with excitement» or «eyes brimming with tears» shows strong feeling. Phrases: to the brim, full to the brim, wide-brimmed hat, brimming with.

examples

• The cup was full to the brim, so I carried it slowly. tree →
• Wear a hat with a wide brim in the sun. tree →
• The baseball cap only has a brim at the front. tree →
• Her eyes were brimming with tears. tree →
• The class was brimming with ideas for the play. tree →
• The bath filled to the brim and almost overflowed. tree →
• And she took the brazen pitcher that she had brought with her, and filled it to the brim. tree →

note

Double m: brimmed, brimming. «Brim» of a cup is the top edge; «rim» is any edge or border — they are close in meaning. A cap's front brim is also called a «peak» (UK) or «bill/visor» (US).

In the corpora

• A hat with a wide brim shades your face, ears and neck.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «brim» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.