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Antonyms for brim
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
brim
Bank is a general term for the land along the edge of a water course; it may also denote a raised portion of the bed of a river, lake, or ocean; as, the Banks of Newfoundland. A beach is a strip or expanse of incoherent wave-worn sand, which is often pebbly or full of boulders; we speak of the beach of a lake or ocean; a beach is sometimes found in the bend of a river. Strand is a more poetic term for a wave-washed shore, especially as a place for landing or embarking; as, the keel grates on the strand. The whole line of a country or continent that borders the sea is a coast. Shore is any land, whether cliff, or sand, or marsh, bordering water. We do not speak of the coast of a river, nor of the banks of the ocean, tho there may be banks by or under the sea. Edge is the line where land and water meet; as, the water's edge. Brink is the place from which one may fall; as, the river's brink; the brink of a precipice; the brink of ruin.
Synonyms:
bank, beach, border, bound, brink, coast, edge, marge, margin, rim, shore, strand
Princeton's WordNet
brim, rim, lipnoun
the top edge of a vessel or other container
Synonyms:
sassing, lip, sass, back talk, mouth, flange, rim, backtalkbrimverb
a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
brimverb
be completely full
"His eyes brimmed with tears"
brimverb
fill as much as possible
"brim a cup to good fellowship"
How to use brim in a sentence?
Out of many other things I have to figure out, the one on the brim is why I become so dramatic and ecstatic when it rains.
Paradoxically, deep down, people with dominant Egotist Imposters often have compromised self-esteem, even though they seem to brim with self-centeredness and what masquerades as self-love.
One day you’ll remember this moment, and it’ll mean something very different. Maybe you’ll cringe and laugh, or brim with pride, aching to return. Or notice some detail hidden in the scene, a future landmark making its first appearance or discreetly taking its final bow.
The heart that is to be filled to the brim with holy joy must be held still.
Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it. Claim wealth and titles, and disaster will follow. Retire when the work is done. This is the way of heaven.
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