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brink

noun

1 brink

A region marking a boundary.

synonyms: threshold, verge.

Roget 231: edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, margin, border, confine, skirt, rim, flange, side, mouth; jaws, ... show more

Dutch: drempel

2 brink

The edge of a steep place.

Dutch: boord, rand

3 brink

The limit beyond which something happens or changes:
— On the brink of bankruptcy.

synonym: verge.


Moby thesaurus: bank, board, border, bordure, brim, brow, coast, edge, featheredge, flange, frame, fringe, hem, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb, limbus, lip ... show more.

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