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Brim: Definition and part of speech

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Brim

  1. n. The rim of a hat.
  2. n. The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.
  3. n. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Brightness: Definition and part of speech

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Brightness

  1. n. Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit.
  2. n. The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bright’s disease: Definition and part of speech

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Bright’s disease

  1. An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright’s disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.