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   verge

   /vəːdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. an edge or border: "they came down to the verge of the lake" Similar edgebordermarginsidebrinkrimliplimitboundaryoutskirtsperimeterperipheryborderlinefrontierendextremityterminationfringesboundslimitsconfinesliterary:bournmargeskirtOpposite centremiddle
   • ▪ a grass edging such as that by the side of a road or path: British "the grass verge outside the church" Similar edgebordermarginsidebrinkrimliplimitboundaryoutskirtsperimeterperipheryborderlinefrontierendextremityterminationfringesboundslimitsconfinesliterary:bournmargeskirtOpposite centremiddle
   • ▪ an edge of tiles projecting over a gable.
   • 2. an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen: "I was on the verge of tears" Similar brinkthresholdedgepointdawnstarting pointstartOpposite middle

   verb

   • 1. be very close or similar to: "despair verging on the suicidal"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin virga ‘rod’. The current verb sense dates from the late 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • V

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   • E

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   • R

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   • G

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