noun.
The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: synonym: border.
noun.
The margin of land bordering a body of water.
noun.
The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice or the bank of a river; verge; hence, close proximity: as, “the precipice's brink,”
noun.
to be on the brink of ruin.
noun.Synonyms See rim.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
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. Also Fig.
noun.
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.
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noun.
the edge of a steep place
noun.
a region marking a boundary
noun.
the limit beyond which something happens or changes
Word Usage
"Kevin Nolan double puts Newcastle on the title brink"