brim

Cup's upper lip

The brim is the projecting edge of a hat, the part that shades your face.

More generally, a brim is the upper edge of a container: The cup was filled to the brim.

To brim is to be full to the point of overflowing: Her eyes brimmed with tears.

He was brimming with enthusiasm.

edge

rim

Circular outer boundary

  • lipMouth's outer edge
  • ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
  • vergeBorder or cusp

margin · perimeter · circumference · border · boundary · flange · outline · contour · brink · threshold

hat

fedora

Soft creased felt hat

visor · cloche · boater · porkpie · homburg · bonnet · kepi · bowler · crown · headband

abundance

teeming

Abundantly full of

replete · packed · stuffed · laden · charged · alive · bristling · swarming · crawling · rife

overflow

spill

Accidental liquid release

fill · pour · teeming · cascade · gush · stream · excess · spillover · welling · topped

container

cup

Small drinking container

  • glassTransparent solid from sand
  • mugHandled cup for beverages
  • bowlConcave food container

vessel · goblet · chalice · bucket · basin · pitcher · tankard · tumbler · beaker · stein

Categories
Opposites
hat anatomy

brimcrown

Sovereign's ornamental headpiece

top · dome · peak · body · cap

container position

brimcenter

Middle of anything

middle · interior · core · inside · bottom

fullness state

brimempty

Holding nothing inside

void · vacant · depleted · drained · hollow

Phrases
Family

brimming, brimful, brims, brimmed, brimstone, brimless

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G