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verge
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- pronunciation:
- vuhrj
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the point beyond which some change, development, or goal becomes likely, inevitable, or attainable; brink; edge.
Astronomers are on the verge of a major discovery.They were on the verge of bankruptcy when their business began to pick up.- synonyms:
- brink, threshold
- similar words:
- brow, deadline, edge, extremity, point, precipice
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| definition 2: |
the border, margin, or edge of something.
We stopped at the verge of the forest.- synonyms:
- border, bounds, edge, limit, margin
- similar words:
- boundary, brim, brink, extremity, fringe, lip, perimeter, rim
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| definition 3: |
a rod or staff, esp. one carried as a symbol of authority.
- synonyms:
- baton, mace, scepter, staff, truncheon, wand
- similar words:
- caduceus, fasces, rod
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| definition 4: |
(chiefly British) the strip of land alongside a road or path, often containing gravel or grass; shoulder.
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| related words: |
margin |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
verges, verging, verged |
| definition: |
to approach or be on the limit or border of (often fol. by "on").
That land verges on the city park.After her death, his mental condition verged on insanity.Her first novel verged on brilliance.This rare species of bird is now verging on extinction.The crowd's anger verged on hysteria.- synonyms:
- abut, bound
- similar words:
- approach, near, neighbor
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| related words: |
abut |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to constitute the border or limit of.
- synonyms:
- border, bound, rim, skirt
- similar words:
- abut, adjoin, fringe, hem, limit, margin
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| related words: |
rim |
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