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Synonyms
brink (brĭngk)

[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

noun 

    1. The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: the brink of a cliff.
    2. The margin of land bordering a body of water.
  2. The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge: “Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict” (W. Bruce Lincoln) See synonyms at border