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The synonyms of “Brink” are: threshold, verge, edge, margin, rim, lip, point, dawn
Brink as a Noun
Definitions of "Brink" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brink” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The edge of a steep place.
- A point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge.
- The extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water.
- The limit beyond which something happens or changes.
- A region marking a boundary.
Synonyms of "Brink" as a noun (8 Words)
dawn | The beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favourable. He set off at dawn. |
edge | The point immediately before something unpleasant or momentous occurs or someone loses control. They pushed themselves to the edge of exhaustion. |
lip | A rounded, raised, or extended piece along an edge. The lip of the cup. |
margin | A profit margin. They won by a convincing 17 point margin. |
point | A value assigned to certain cards 4 points for an ace 3 for a king 2 for a queen and 1 for a jack sometimes with extra points for long or short suits by a player in assessing the strength of their hand. A point is defined by its coordinates. |
rim | The upper or outer edge of an object, typically something circular or approximately circular. She wore spectacles with thin gold rims. |
threshold | The magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested. A threshold level. |
verge | The limit beyond which something happens or changes. I was on the verge of tears. |
Usage Examples of "Brink" as a noun
- The brink of the cliffs.
- The club has come close to the brink, surviving winding-up orders.
- On the brink of bankruptcy.
- The country was on the brink of a constitutional crisis.
- At the brink of the pond I hesitated.
Associations of "Brink" (30 Words)
abut | Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary. Gardens abutting Great Prescott Street. |
adjacency | The attribute of being so near as to be touching. |
adjoin | Attach or add. Canada adjoins the U S. |
border | A district near the border between two areas. Border controls. |
boundary | The greatest possible degree of something. A county boundary. |
boundless | Seemingly boundless in amount number degree or especially extent. Children with boundless energy. |
circumscribe | Restrict or confine. Our actions are circumscribed by our biology personality and by the social and cultural context into which we are born. |
delimit | Determine the limits or boundaries of. Agreements delimiting fishing zones. |
demarcate | Separate clearly, as if by boundaries. Art was being demarcated from the more objective science. |
doorstep | The sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway. Doorstep sandwiches. |
doorway | The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close. Beth stood there in the doorway. |
edge | Ski with one s weight on the edges of one s skis. Edge the tablecloth with embroidery. |
exterior | Situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building. Exterior locations. |
hemline | The level of the lower edge of a garment such as a skirt, dress, or coat. Modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee. |
hover | Use a mouse or other device to position the cursor over a particular area of a computer screen so as to cause a program to respond (typically by displaying additional information or options), without clicking a button on the device. His expression hovered between cynicism and puzzlement. |
margin | Annotate or summarize a text in the margins. The lighting is brighter than before but is still at the margins of acceptability. |
mete | A line that indicates a boundary. With what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again. |
nearby | Close by. He slung his jacket over a nearby chair. |
outskirts | The outer parts of a town or city. They lived on the outskirts of Houston. |
outwardly | On the surface. Outwardly she seemed no different. |
parameter | A numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation. There are three parameters by which a speaker is able to modify the meaning of the utterance pitch volume and tempo. |
periphery | A marginal or secondary position in, or aspect of, a group, subject, or sphere of activity. A shift in power from the centre to the periphery. |
precinct | The police station situated in a precinct. A former MP who still works in the precincts of the House. |
purlieu | A tract on the border of a forest, especially one earlier included in it and still partly subject to forest laws. They wished the purlieus to be completely free from the Forest law. |
rim | Roll around the rim of. His collar was rimmed with dirt. |
sill | Each of the lower horizontal members of the frame of a cart or motor or rail vehicle. |
threshold | The level at which one starts to feel or react to something. He has a low boredom threshold. |
verge | An extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen. The grass verge outside the church. |
window | A framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air. Beautiful window displays. |