verge
Other forms: verging; verges; verged
Think of an edge, a border, a boundary, and you are thinking about the verge, the point where something begins or ends.
We talk about a nervous person being on the verge of a breakdown, or about a scientist being on the verge of a major breakthrough, but the British have another good physical meaning: they call the strip of grass that borders a walkway the verge, giving you a clear mental picture that goes beyond the abstract.
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the limit beyond which something happens or changes
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a region marking a boundary
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a grass border along a roadtype of:bordera strip forming the outer edge of something
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border on; come close to
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a ceremonial or emblematic staff
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