verge
noun
1. a region marking a boundary
Similar word(s): brink, threshold
Definition categories: shape, bound, boundary, edge
2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes
- on the verge of tears
Similar word(s): brink
Definition categories: attribute, bound, boundary, limit
3. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
Similar word(s): scepter, sceptre, wand
Definition categories: communication, staff
4. a grass border along a road
Definition categories: man–made, border
Sentences with verge as a noun:
- I was on the verge of tears.