Water fills cup to the brim.

Meaning: This sentence describes a situation where water is poured into a cup until it reaches the top.

Choice of Words: Fills is the verb that describes the action of making something full. Cup is a common container for holding liquids. Brim refers to the top edge of the cup.

Alternative Expressions

Water fills the cup to the top.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, that the cup is completely full of water and there is no more room for any more water.

Choice of Words: Water is the liquid that we drink. Fills means to make something full. The cup is a container that we use to drink from. To the top means all the way to the top. When you put them together, "Water fills the cup to the top" means that the cup is full of water all the way to the top.

The cup is full of water.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, that the cup is completely full of water and there is no more room for any more water.

Choice of Words: The cup is a container that we use to drink from. Is full means that there is no more room for anything else. Of water means that the cup is filled with water. When you put them together, "The cup is full of water" means that the cup is completely filled with water and there is no more room for any more water.

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