verge

Definitions of verge in various dictionaries:

noun - a region marking a boundary

noun - the limit beyond which something happens or changes

noun - a ceremonial or emblematic staff

noun - a grass border along a road

verb - border on

The extreme edge or margin; a border.

An enclosing boundary.

The space enclosed by such a boundary.

The point beyond which an action, a state, or a condition is likely to begin or occur; the brink: on the verge of tears; a nation on the verge of economic prosperity.

The edge of the tiling that projects over a roof gable.

The shoulder of a road.

A rod, wand, or staff carried as an emblem of authority or office.

The rod held by a feudal tenant while swearing fealty to a lord.

The spindle of a balance wheel in a clock or watch, especially such a spindle in a clock with vertical escapement.

The male organ of copulation in certain invertebrates.

To approach the nature or condition of something specified; come close.

To be on the edge or border: Her land verges on the neighboring township.

To slope or incline.

To tend to move in a particular direction: “the Neoclassicism... away from which they subsequently verged” (Hugh Honour).

To pass or merge gradually: dusk verging into night.

verb - to come near