brimmer
UK/ˈbɹɪmə/
brimmer noun: a cup brimming over with liquid.
Noun
brimmer (plural brimmers)
- A cup brimming over with liquid.
- No wonder, then, that they made a straight wake for the whale's mouth--the bar--when the wrinkled little old Jonah, there officiating, soon poured them out brimmers all round.1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- A hat with a brim, especially a straw hat.
- Bown has concocted exotic costumes out of a dash of this and that; her straw brimmers and other decorative hats have attracted positive notice from amused music critics.1996, Leslie Gourse, Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists, page 16
Proper noun capitalized: Brimmer
Brimmer (plural Brimmers)
- A surname.
Forms of brimmer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | brimmers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Brimmers |
Origin of brimmer
From brim + -er.
Questions about brimmer
- What does brimmer mean?
- Brimmer means a cup brimming over with liquid.
- What part of speech is brimmer?
- Brimmer can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce brimmer?
- Brimmer is pronounced /ˈbɹɪmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of brimmer?
- The plural of brimmer is brimmers.
Words near brimmer in the dictionary
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