verge
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3.6
- noun
- /vɜrdʒ/
- UK
:
margen
- He parked his bike on the grassy verge to take a break from the long ride.
- grass verge
- grassy verge
- roadside verge
Examples
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About fifty meters further on, there was a break in the earth-soft verge where blue-grey gravel puddled onto the roadway.
Fiction book (1998) -
The ambulance and police car had parked on the verge.
Fiction book (2001) -
John runs across a grass verge and another car park.
Fiction book (2001) -
Along the overgrown verge, daffodils were dying, but in shaded parts, bluebells were about to bloom.
Fiction book (1997) -
The children played on the grass verge next to the sidewalk.
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Flowers grew wild along the verge of the road, adding color to the landscape.
Synonyms
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1.1
An edge around something like a picture or rug used to make it look nicer
67
1.0
The edge of a road where people stop and plants often grow
27
5.8
The edge of a road or path often with plants
1
3.4
The area next to a trail or path
1
9.9
An old narrow path that runs along the edge of a field or cliff
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Etymology
Verge comes from Latin virga 'rod', and people once used a stick to mark the edge of land, like the side of a road. So the verge is the strip of grass or border beside a road or path.