verge
Almost there place
Verge is an edge or boundary, the point where something begins or ends.
Land along a road is its verge.
To be on the verge of tears is to be about to cry; on the verge of collapse means nearly failing.
The verb verge means to approach or border on: His confidence verges on arrogance.
A separate verge is a rod or staff carried as an emblem of authority.
Steep rock face
- cuspPoint of transition
- tipping pointThreshold triggering major change
- point of no returnThreshold beyond which reversal impossible
- thresholdPoint of beginning
cliff edge · critical point · watershed · crisis point · flashpoint · crossroads · juncture · turning point
Outer edge or limit
- marginEdge of a page
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
limit · brink · rim · threshold · demarcation · perimeter · outline · borderline
Coming toward something
- nearingGetting progressively closer
- impendingSoon to occur
- imminentAbout to occur
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
forthcoming · incoming · advancing · close · about to · on the cusp · poised · teetering
Starting point of something
- beginningInitial stage of something
- dawnDay's first glow
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
outset · start · birth · commencement · inauguration · nascent · incipient · budding
Projecting roof edges
- rooflineUpper building contour
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
- soffitArchitectural element's underside
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
cornice · gable · roof edge · drip edge · parapet · weathering · moulding · architrave
Adjacent to pavement
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- curbRaised road margin
- kerbRoadside stone boundary
- grass stripNarrow band of lawn
median · embankment · ditch · gutter · curbside · wayside · berm · hard shoulder
precipice
Steep rock face
- cuspPoint of transition
- tipping pointThreshold triggering major change
- point of no returnThreshold beyond which reversal impossible
threshold · cliff edge · critical point · watershed · crisis point · flashpoint · crossroads · juncture · turning point · climax
border
Outer edge or limit
periphery · limit · brink · rim · threshold · demarcation · perimeter · outline · borderline · confine
approaching
Coming toward something
looming · forthcoming · incoming · advancing · close · about to · on the cusp · poised · teetering · hovering
onset
Starting point of something
inception · outset · start · birth · commencement · inauguration · nascent · incipient · budding · germinal
eaves
Projecting roof edges
- rooflineUpper building contour
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
- soffitArchitectural element's underside
fascia · cornice · gable · roof edge · drip edge · parapet · weathering · moulding · architrave
roadside
Adjacent to pavement
grass strip · median · embankment · ditch · gutter · curbside · wayside · berm · hard shoulder · breakdown lane
- instabilityinstability, unsteadiness, shakiness, wobbliness, precariousness
- thresholdslimit, threshold, brink, edge, boundary
- edgesedge, top edge, bottom edge, border, boundary
- futureforthcoming, upcoming, coming, impending, imminent
- grassy areaslawn, turf, grass, green, sod
- limitslimit, limits, limitation, upper limit, lower limit
vergefar from
At great distance from
nowhere near · away from · stable · settled · entrenched
- on the vergeAt the edge of
- verge onAlmost become something
- on the verge of tears
- verging onNearly becoming something
- verge escapementEarly clock speed regulator
diverge, converge, divergence, convergence, verges, divergent, diverged, diverging, verging