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noun brɪlbrɪl A European flatfish that resembles a turbot. Scophthalmus rhombus, family Scophthalmidae (or Bothidae) Example sentencesExamples - A difficult matter, lots of choice - from braised oxtail to brill - and everything sounded so delicious
- The lakes, rivers and bay all combine to provide the choicest seafood - brill, turbot and trout.
- The roasted brill with artichokes and baby potato gratin sounded particularly good.
- Here the lettuce is wilted in chicken stock and served as a brothy bed for a fine white fish such as brill.
- For the main, the Gardener had the roasted brill with scallops, leek risotto with barolo sauce.
Origin Late 15th century: of unknown origin. Rhymes bill, Brazil, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will adjective brɪlbrɪl British informal Excellent; marvellous. as exclamation ‘She says I can spend half-term with you.’ ‘Hey, brill!’ Example sentencesExamples - The music is always fantastic and the atmosphere is brill.
- Customers are great, music's brill and the barstaff are the best in the city.
- The decor is brill and the atmosphere on another level.
- The game holds much resemblance to the brill Sci-Fi movies Back to the Future.
Synonyms excellent, marvellous, superb, very good, first-rate, first-class, wonderful, outstanding, exceptional, magnificent, splendid, superlative, matchless, peerless
Origin 1980s: abbreviation of brilliant. nounbrɪlbril A European flatfish that resembles a turbot. Scophthalmus rhombus, family Scophthalmidae (or Bothidae) Example sentencesExamples - For the main, the Gardener had the roasted brill with scallops, leek risotto with barolo sauce.
- The roasted brill with artichokes and baby potato gratin sounded particularly good.
- The lakes, rivers and bay all combine to provide the choicest seafood - brill, turbot and trout.
- Here the lettuce is wilted in chicken stock and served as a brothy bed for a fine white fish such as brill.
- A difficult matter, lots of choice - from braised oxtail to brill - and everything sounded so delicious
Origin Late 15th century: of unknown origin. adjectivebrilbrɪl British informal Excellent; marvellous. as exclamation ‘She says I can spend half-term with you.’ ‘Hey, brill!’ Example sentencesExamples - The game holds much resemblance to the brill Sci-Fi movies Back to the Future.
- The decor is brill and the atmosphere on another level.
- Customers are great, music's brill and the barstaff are the best in the city.
- The music is always fantastic and the atmosphere is brill.
Synonyms excellent, marvellous, superb, very good, first-rate, first-class, wonderful, outstanding, exceptional, magnificent, splendid, superlative, matchless, peerless
Origin 1980s: abbreviation of brilliant. |