Verge

/vɜːd͡ʒ/

Synonyms for "verge" (260 found)

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Closest matches (52)

about toabutabut onadjoinaimapproacharmorybadgebadge of officebadgesbankbatonbe contiguousbe in contactbearbefringebendbend tobiasbind
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blazonryboardborderborder lineborder onbordureboundboundariesboundaryboundsbournsbrassardbrilliantbrimbrinkbrowbuttbuttoncap and gownchainchain of office
Verb(1 words)
bordering

Strong matches (78)

Noun(20 words)
city easementcommoncounty stripcurb lawncurb stripdevil strip/devil's strip/devilstripdoorstepdrivestrip/drive stripeasementedgeedge ofextension lawnfurniture zonegrass baygrassplotgunwaleshellstriphorizonisland striplandscape zone
Adjective(1 words)
delicate edging

Related words (130)

Noun(43 words)
long acremarginmedianmow stripnature stripneutral groundparkingparking stripparkrowparkstrip/park stripparkwayparkway stripplain edgeplanter zoneplanting stripprecipiceprecipicesright-of-wayrimroad allowance
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road vergeroadsideroadsidessceptersceptreshouldersidewalk buffersidewalk lawnsidewalk plotsidewalk stripstreet lawnsubwayswaleterracethresholdtree belttree boxtree lawnutility stripwandwater's edgewaysidewaysides

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries
borderborderingboundboundaryedgelimitmove towardphysical boundarystaff

More specific

3 entries

Collocations

10 entries
cliff vergeon the vergeroad vergeverge intoverge of collapseverge of disasterverge of warverge onverge towardverges on

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Translations

39 translations across 15 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • край noun (edge or border)
  • предел noun (edge or border)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 權杖 /权杖 noun (rod or staff of office)
  • 邊 /边 noun (edge or border)
  • 邊緣 /边缘 noun (edge or border)

Czech

2 entries
  • okraj noun (edge or border)
  • pokraj noun (edge or border)

Dutch

2 entries
  • roede noun (rod or staff of office)
  • staf noun (rod or staff of office)

Finnish

4 entries
  • parras noun (edge or border)
  • raja noun (edge or border)
  • reuna noun (edge or border)
  • valtikka noun (rod or staff of office)

Galician

1 entries
  • beira noun (edge or border)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ზღვარი noun (edge or border)
  • კიდე noun (edge or border)
  • მიჯნა noun (edge or border)
  • ნაპირი noun (edge or border)

German

1 entries
  • Rand noun (edge or border)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • ambang noun (rod or staff of office)
  • ambang noun (edge or border)

Irish

2 entries
  • broinne noun (edge or border)
  • ciumhais noun (edge or border)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • beira noun (edge or border)
  • beirada noun (edge or border)

Russian

4 entries
  • грани́ца noun (edge or border)
  • грань noun (edge or border)
  • жезл noun (rod or staff of office)
  • край noun (edge or border)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • iomall noun (edge or border)
  • oir noun (edge or border)

Spanish

2 entries
  • arcén noun (edge or border)
  • borde noun (edge or border)

Turkish

1 entries
  • kenar noun (edge or border)

Sample sentences

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She is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

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The company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

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The house was on the verge of collapse.

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The Siberian tiger is on the verge of extinction.

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