Brink

Word BRINK
Character 5
Hyphenation brink
Pronunciations /bɹɪŋk/

Definitions and meanings of "Brink"

What do we mean by brink?

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. 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. 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. noun

The edge of a steep place noun

A region marking a boundary noun

The limit beyond which something happens or changes noun

The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.

The edge or border

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The word "brink" in example sentences

Kevin Nolan double puts Newcastle on the title brink ❋ Unknown (2010)

The only way we will move away from this brink is one step at at time … ❋ Unknown (2010)

The only way we will move away from this brink is one step at at time, and no amount of wishful thinking is going to change that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bahrain’s foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Khalifa, justified the deadly crackdown saying it was necessary because demonstrators were pushing the country to what he characterized as the "brink of a sectarian abyss." ❋ Unknown (2011)

The story of how AIG was pulled back from the brink is a tale of trial and error, of a determined but sometimes precarious effort to find an exit from the most momentous of all Wall Street bailouts. ❋ Brady Dennis (2011)

The call-up for the England squad of Wolves' Matt Jarvis might even suggest that living close to the brink is the making of some footballers. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Whether it's the DVDs that you can buy for a couple of bucks on streets from Lahore to Los Angeles, or the movies and series that anyone can download for free, the top reason they believe their businesses are on the brink is the theft of their intellectual property. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Insofar as evolution is concerned, maybe teetering on the brink is a good thing, the researchers speculate. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Near the brink was a thicket of box in which a trunk lay prostrate; this had been once or twice their trysting-place, though it was by no means ❋ Unknown (2006)

Fiery play by R. Wallace sparks Pistons to title brink ❋ Unknown (2004)

USATODAY. com - Fiery play by R. Wallace sparks Pistons to title brink ❋ Unknown (2004)

The world is on the so-called brink of World War III and Dubya goes on vacation? ❋ Unknown (2006)

And on top of that, you have the situation in Iraq which our own U.S. ambassador has described as the brink of civil war. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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