brink
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4.5
- noun
- /brɪŋk/
:
borde
- We are on the brink of a precipice.
- the brink of death
Examples
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Imagine that you are standing at the brink of a deep chasm.
Academic text (1997) -
Casimir followed his gaze, seeing the riderless horses wandering the brink of the forest.
Fiction book (1992) -
Here we stand at the very brink, the end of time.
Fiction book (1995) -
We are at the brink.
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I stood upon the brink.
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At the brink of a broad stream, the hounds stopped and lifted their heads, looking about.
Fiction book (1996) -
The vessel's speed carried them over this ridge, and for a moment, she perched on the brink of two swells.
Fiction book (1992) -
The punch landed squarely on the warrior's lantern jaw, sending him reeling to the very brink of the pit.
Fiction book (1992) -
Scared witless, I jammed on the brakes and skidded to the brink of a landslide that had obliterated the muddy track.
Fiction book (2001) -
I stood upon the brink.
Synonyms
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3.7
The edge of a place or situation where something is about to happen
99
3.6
A narrow flat surface that sticks out from a wall or cliff
27
7.4
A very steep cliff with a sudden drop
6
3.6
The outer part of a cliff where the ground drops down sharply
5
5.5
A very steep edge of land or rock
Antonyms
Idioms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brink comes from an old Norse word brinkr that meant 'edge' or 'bank', so picture yourself standing at the lip of a cliff or ravine. That's why brink means the very edge of a steep place.