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verge

(v/[@]/r/dZ/ )

a region marking a boundary(noun.shape)

Synonym:
brink, threshold

source: wordnet30
the limit beyond which something happens or changes(noun.attribute)

Example:
On the verge of tears.

Synonym:
brink

source: wordnet30
a ceremonial or emblematic staff(noun.communication)

Synonym:
scepter, sceptre, wand

source: wordnet30
a grass border along a road(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean.(noun)

source: webster1913

border on; come close to(verb.stative)

Example:
His behavior verges on the criminal.

source: wordnet30
To border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to approach.(verb)

source: webster1913

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