sharp: He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift with repartee.
intellectuaclass="underline" They were very intellectual and witty.
clever: He's a very clever man.
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excellent: The recording quality is excellent.
wonderfuclass="underline" It's wonderful to see you.
marvellous: He certainly is a marvellous actor.
superb: There is a superb 18-hole golf course 6 miles away.
brim /br I m/ (brims , brimming , brimmed )
1 N‑COUNT [adj N ] The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom. □ [+ of ] Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap. □ …a flat black hat with a wide brim. ● -brimmed COMB [usu ADJ n] □ …a floppy-brimmed hat.
2 VERB [usu cont] If someone or something is brimming with a particular quality, they are full of that quality. □ [V + with ] England are brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament. ● PHRASAL VERB Brim over means the same as brim . □ [V P + with ] Her heart brimmed over with love and adoration for Charles. [Also V P ]
3 VERB When your eyes are brimming with tears, they are full of fluid because you are upset, although you are not actually crying. □ [V + with ] Michael looked at him imploringly, eyes brimming with tears. ● PHRASAL VERB Brim over means the same as brim . □ [V P + with ] When she saw me, her eyes brimmed over with tears and she could not speak. [Also V P ]
4 VERB If something brims with particular things, it is packed full of them. □ [V + with ] The flowerbeds brim with a mixture of lilies and roses.
5 PHRASE If something, especially a container, is filled to the brim or full to the brim with something, it is filled right up to the top. □ Richard filled her glass right up to the brim.
▸ brim over → see brim 2 , brim 3
brim|ful /br I mfʊ l/ ADJ Someone who is brimful of an emotion or quality feels or seems full of it. An object or place that is brimful of something is full of it. □ [+ of ] She was brimful of energy and enthusiasm. □ [+ with ] The United States is brimful with highly paid doctors.
brim|stone /br I mstoʊn/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Brimstone is the same as sulphur . [OLD-FASHIONED ]
2 PHRASE When people talk about fire and brimstone , they are referring to hell and how they think people are punished there after death. [LITERARY ]
brine /bra I n/ (brines ) N‑VAR Brine is salty water, especially salty water that is used for preserving food. □ Soak the walnuts in brine for four or five days.
bring ◆◆◆ /br I ŋ/ (brings , bringing , brought )
1 VERB If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you. □ [V n] Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes. □ [V n] Come to my party and bring a friend with you. □ [V n with adv] Someone went upstairs and brought down a huge kettle. □ [V n + for ] My father brought home a book for me. [V n prep]
2 VERB If you bring something somewhere, you move it there. □ [V n with adv] Reaching into her pocket, she brought out a key. □ [V n with adv] Her mother brought her hands up to her face. [Also V n prep]
3 VERB If you bring something that someone wants or needs, you get it for them or carry it to them. □ [V n + for ] He went and poured a brandy for Dena and brought it to her. □ [V n n] The stewardess kindly brought me a blanket. [Also V n, Also V n + to ]
4 VERB To bring something or someone to a place or position means to cause them to come to the place or move into that position. □ [V n prep/adv] I told you about what brought me here. □ [V n v-ing] She survived a gas blast which brought her home crashing down on top of her.
5 VERB If you bring something new to a place or group of people, you introduce it to that place or cause those people to hear or know about it. □ [V n + to ] …the drive to bring art to the public.
6 VERB To bring someone or something into a particular state or condition means to cause them to be in that state or condition. □ [V n prep] He brought the car to a stop in front of the square. □ [V n prep] His work as a historian brought him into conflict with the political establishment. □ [V n with adv] They have brought down income taxes.
7 VERB If something brings a particular feeling, situation, or quality, it makes people experience it or have it. □ [V n + to ] We should be deeply proud of their efforts to bring peace to these warzones. □ [V n + on ] Banks have brought trouble on themselves by lending rashly. □ [V + to ] He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm. □ [V n n] Her three children brought her joy. [Also V n + from ]
8 VERB If a period of time brings a particular thing, it happens during that time. □ [V n] For Sandro, the new year brought disaster. □ [V n] We don't know what the future will bring.
9 VERB If you bring a legal action against someone or bring them to trial, you officially accuse them of doing something illegal. □ [V n + against ] He campaigned relentlessly to bring charges of corruption against members of the party. □ [be V -ed + to ] The ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial and even sent to prison.