English dictionary

brink

/br/I//N/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a region marking a boundary

noun.shape

Synonyms threshold verge

Source: WordNet 3.0
the edge of a steep place

noun.location

Source: WordNet 3.0
the limit beyond which something happens or changes

noun.attribute

Examples
On the brink of bankruptcy.

Synonyms verge

Source: WordNet 3.0
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the <i>brink</i> of a chasm. Also Fig.

noun

Source: webster1913