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   Brink

   /briNGk/

   

   noun

   • 1. an extreme edge of land before a steep or vertical slope: "the brink of the cliffs" Similar edgevergemarginrimlipextremityborderboundaryfringeperimetercircumferenceperipherylimitlimitsboundboundsliterary:margebournskirtOpposite middle
   • ▪ a point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge: "the country was on the brink of a constitutional crisis" Similar vergeedgethresholdpointdawnstarting pointstart

   Word Origin Middle English: of Scandinavian origin.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • R

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   • I

     1

   • N

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   • K

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