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brink
[ bringk ]
/ brɪŋk /
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noun
the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
any extreme edge; verge.
a crucial or critical point, especially of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs:We were on the brink of war.
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Origin of brink
1250–1300; Middle English brink<Old Norse (Danish ) brink, cognate with MLG brink edge, hillside, Old Norse brekka slope, hill
OTHER WORDS FROM brink
brinkless, adjectiveWords nearby brink
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British Dictionary definitions for brink
brink
/ (brɪŋk) /
noun
the edge, border, or verge of a steep placethe brink of the precipice
the highest point; topthe sun fell below the brink of the hill
the land at the edge of a body of water
the verge of an event or statethe brink of disaster
Word Origin for brink
C13: from Middle Dutch brinc, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse brekka slope, Middle Low German brink edge of a field
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