About The Word Brink
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Brink
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What's The Definition Of Brink?
[n] the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"
[n] the edge of a steep place [n] a region marking a boundary Synonyms | Synonyms for Brink: threshold | verge | verge Related Terms | Find terms related to Brink: bank | board | border | bordure | brim | brow | coast | edge | featheredge | flange | frame | fringe | hem | labellum | labium | labrum | ledge | limb | limbus | lip | list | marge | margin | perimeter | periphery | point | ragged edge | rim | selvage | shore | side | sideline | skirt | threshold | verge See Also | border | bound | boundary | boundary | bounds | edge | edge | limit Brink In Webster's Dictionary \Brink\, n. [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink
declivity, hill, Icel. brekka; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill,
W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.]
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a
precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a
border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig. ``The brink of
vice.'' --Bp. Porteus. ``The brink of ruin.'' --Burke.
The plashy brink of weedy lake. --Bryant.
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