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31brink — brinkless, adj. /bringk/, n. 1. the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water. 2. any extreme edge; verge. 3. a crucial or critical point, esp. of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs: We were on the… …
32Brink — Brịnk 〈m. 1; nddt.〉 hügeliges Stück Grasland [<nddt. brink „Grashügel“, engl. brink „Rand, Ufer“; zu idg. *bhreng , Erweiterung von *bhren „hervorstehen, Kante“] * * * Brịnk, 1) [afrikaans brənk], André Philippus, südafrikanischer… …
33Brink — 1. Wohnstättennamen zu dem in Norddeutschland sehr häufigen Flurnamen Brink (zu mnd. brink »Hügel, Abhang; auch Rand, Rain, Grasanger, Weide«). 2. Herkunftsnamen zu dem in Norddeutschland häufigen Ortsnamen Brink …
34brink — [[t]brɪ̱ŋk[/t]] N SING: usu on/to/from the N of n If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse...… …
35brink — noun 1 be on the brink of to be almost in a new and very different situation: Karl is on the brink of a brilliant acting career. 2 the brink of literary the edge of a very high place such as a cliff …
36brink — noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope; akin to Middle Dutch brink grassland Date: 13th century 1. edge; especially the edge at the top of a steep place 2. a bank especially of a river 3. the point… …
37brink — noun 1) the brink of the abyss Syn: edge, verge, margin, rim, lip; border, boundary, perimeter, periphery, limit(s) 2) two countries on the brink of war Syn: verge, threshold …
38brink — noun 1) the brink of the crater Syn: edge, verge, margin, rim, lip, border, boundary 2) two countries on the brink of war Syn: verge, threshold, point, edge …
39brink — [brɪŋk] noun the brink of sth the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen[/ex] The crisis brought the two nations to the brink of war.[/ex] …
40brink — noun The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also used figuratively …
