verge

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a region marking a boundary (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
brink, threshold
• Hypernyms:
boundary, edge, bound
2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes (Freq. 1)
- on the verge of tears
- on the brink of bankruptcy
• Syn:
brink
• Hypernyms:
limit, bound, boundary
3. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
• Syn:
scepter, sceptre, wand
• Hypernyms:
staff
• Hyponyms:
bauble
4. a grass border along a road
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
border

II - verb

border on;
come close to
- His behavior verges on the criminal
• Hypernyms:
bound, border
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  scepter, sceptre, wand, brink, threshold