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verge

/ verge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a grass border along a road
Type of:
border
Domain:
United Kingdom UK Great Britain
noun Sense 2
the limit beyond which something happens or changes
"on the verge of tears"
"on the brink of bankruptcy"
Type of:
limit bounds boundary
verb Sense 3
border on; come close to
"His behavior verges on the criminal"
Type of:
bound border
Derived:
brink threshold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 4
a ceremonial or emblematic staff
Type of:
staff
Kinds of:
bauble
noun Sense 5
a region marking a boundary
Type of:
boundary edge bound
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

border limit bounds boundary bound staff bauble edge