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Synonyms of brim

28 similar words

Another word for brim is bill. Other synonyms of brim are hatbrim, teem, bulge, bream and breme.

Synonyms and similar words for brim

nounThat of a hat.

  • billOf a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.
  • hatbrimThe brim of a hat.

verbTo be full until almost overflowing.

nounSynonym of bream (“a freshwater fish from one of a number of genera”); specifically (US), the...

adjectiveSynonym of breme (“of the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous”).

  • bremeOf the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous.

nounAn irascible, violent woman.

  • battle axe
  • bitch
  • brimstone
  • cat
  • crowAn ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
  • dragonA fierce and unpleasant woman.
  • fishwife
  • harpyA shrewish woman.
  • harridanA vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
  • hellcat
  • jadeA bad-tempered or disreputable woman.
  • nag
  • nudnikA person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk.
  • scoldA person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
  • she-devil
  • shrew
  • termagantA censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew.
  • viragoA woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
  • vixenA malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.
  • witch
  • cockatrice archaicAn evil, deceitful, or destructive person.
  • faggot Ireland, UKAn old and/or shrewish woman.

Meaning of brim

  1. noun Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  2. noun The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container.
  3. noun A projecting rim.

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Questions about synonyms of brim

What is another word for brim?
Brim has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bill, hatbrim, teem, bulge, bream, breme, battle axe and bitch.
What does brim mean?
Brim means originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.

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