WORD: VERGE
MEANING:
1. The extreme edge or margin; a border. See Synonyms at border.
2.
a. An enclosing boundary.
b. The space enclosed by such a boundary.
3. The point beyond which an action, state, or condition is likely to begin or occur; the brink: on the verge of tears; a nation on the verge of economic prosperity.
4. Architecture The edge of the tiling that projects over a roof gable.
5. Chiefly British The shoulder of a road.
6. A rod, wand, or staff carried as an emblem of authority or office.
7. Obsolete The rod held by a feudal tenant while swearing fealty to a lord.
8. The spindle of a balance wheel in a clock or watch, especially such a spindle in a clock with vertical escapement.
9. The male organ of copulation in certain invertebrates.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. on the verge of tears
2. Vehicles may not be parked on the verge of the road.
3. He was treated with ridicule which verged on insult.
PRONOUNCE:
verge - वर्ज
LINK: VERGE
MEANING:
1. The extreme edge or margin; a border. See Synonyms at border.
2.
a. An enclosing boundary.
b. The space enclosed by such a boundary.
3. The point beyond which an action, state, or condition is likely to begin or occur; the brink: on the verge of tears; a nation on the verge of economic prosperity.
4. Architecture The edge of the tiling that projects over a roof gable.
5. Chiefly British The shoulder of a road.
6. A rod, wand, or staff carried as an emblem of authority or office.
7. Obsolete The rod held by a feudal tenant while swearing fealty to a lord.
8. The spindle of a balance wheel in a clock or watch, especially such a spindle in a clock with vertical escapement.
9. The male organ of copulation in certain invertebrates.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. on the verge of tears
2. Vehicles may not be parked on the verge of the road.
3. He was treated with ridicule which verged on insult.
PRONOUNCE:
verge - वर्ज
LINK: VERGE
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