verge

English Thesaurus

1. a grass border along a road (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	border,
definition	:	a strip forming the outer edge of something (noun.artifact)

domain region	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)

2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	bound, boundary, limit,
definition	:	the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)

3. a ceremonial or emblematic staff (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	staff,
definition	:	a rod carried as a symbol (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	bauble,
definition	:	a mock scepter carried by a court jester (noun.communication)

4. a region marking a boundary (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	bound, boundary, edge,
definition	:	a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)

5. border on; come close to (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	border, bound,
definition	:	form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative)

6. the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	verge, verge,
definition	:	border on; come close to (verb.stative)

7. border on; come close to (verb.stative)

derivation	:	brink, verge,
definition	:	the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	brink, threshold, verge,
definition	:	a region marking a boundary (noun.shape)

8. the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	verge, verge,
definition	:	border on; come close to (verb.stative)

9. border on; come close to (verb.stative)

derivation	:	brink, verge,
definition	:	the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	brink, threshold, verge,
definition	:	a region marking a boundary (noun.shape)