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Brink

Brink Definition And Meaning
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.

Brink Definition And Meaning

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

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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