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Word of the day
for January 31
brim v
  1. (transitive)
    1. To fill (a container) to the brim (noun sense 1.1), top, or upper edge.
    2. (figurative) To fill (something) fully.
  2. (intransitive, also figurative) To be full until almost overflowing.

brim n

  1. Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
    1. The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container.
    2. A projecting rim, especially of a hat.
      He turned the back of his brim up stylishly.
    3. (archaic or poetic) The upper edge or surface of water.
    4. (obsolete)
      1. The surface of the ground.
      2. (figurative) A brink or edge. [...]
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