HyperDic: brink

English > 3 senses of the word brink:
NOUNshapebrink, threshold, vergea region marking a boundary
locationbrinkthe edge of a steep place
attributebrink, vergethe limit beyond which something happens / happens or changes
brink > pronunciation
Soundsbrih'ngk
Rhymesblink ... zinc: 27 rhymes with ihngk...
English > brink: 3 senses > noun 1, shape
MeaningA region marking a boundary.
Synonymsthreshold, verge
Broaderboundary, edge, boundA line determining the limits of an area
Spanishborde, frontera, límite, umbral
Catalanfrontera, límit, llindar, vora
English > brink: 3 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningThe edge of a steep place.
Broaderedge, borderThe boundary of a surface
Spanishborde
English > brink: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
MeaningThe limit beyond which something happens / happens or changes.
Example "on the brink of bankruptcy"
Synonymverge
Broaderlimit, bound, boundaryThe greatest possible degree of something

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