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(verb) verge on; come close to |
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Related Words: border, bound, trench |
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| 2. |
(noun) (British) a grass border along a road |
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Related Words: border |
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(noun) the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" |
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Synonyms: brink |
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Related Words: boundary, bounds, limit |
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(noun) a ceremonial or emblematic staff |
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Synonyms: scepter, sceptre, wand |
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Related Words: bauble, staff |
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| 5. |
(noun) a region marking a boundary |
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Synonyms: brink, threshold |
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Related Words: bound, boundary, edge |
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