Word of the day
brink
1. an extreme edge of land before a steep or vertical slope
“the brink of the cliffs”
2. a point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge
“the country was on the brink of a constitutional crisis”
noun
/brɪŋk/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"He could feel they were on the brink of an _____ discovery."
Select three words related to brink
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- nadir
- rim
- bottom
- capital
- edge
- margin
Choose the phrase that uses brink correctly
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Find a word related to brink
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