Brink

English

Noun

Brink (plural Brinks)

1. 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 brink of a chasm. Also used figuratively.

Adjectives for Brink

plashy; dim; breezy; chilling; eternal; shadowy; rushy; precipitous; utmost; abrupt; sandy; giddy.

Derived terms

• on the brink

Thesaurus

edge, featheredge, flange, frame, fringe, hem, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb, limbus, lip, list, marge, margin, perimeter, periphery, point, ragged edge, rim, selvage, shore, side, sideline, skirt, threshold, verge, bank, board, border, bordure, brim, brow, coast,