the brink
nounDefinition of the brink
: the edge at the top of a steep cliff —usually used figuratively to refer to a point that is very close to the occurrence of something very bad or (less commonly) very good He nearly lost everything because of his drug addiction, but his friends helped to pull him back from the brink.The two nations are on the brink of war.Doctors may be on the brink of finding a cure for this disease.an animal that has been brought/pulled back from the brink of extinction
Comments on the brink
What made you want to look up the brink? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words from Greek and Roman Mythology Quiz
-
- Boreal comes from the name of the ancient Greek god of which wind?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share the brink
Resources for the brink