n.

1. 1. The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: the brink of a cliff.
   2. The margin of land bordering a body of water.
2. The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge: “Time and again the monarchs and statesmen of Europe approached the brink of conflict” (W. Bruce Lincoln). See synonyms at border.

[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin .]

noun

1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary: border, borderline, brim, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge. Chiefly Military perimeter. See edge/center.
2. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur: borderline, edge, point, threshold, verge. See edge/center.

n

Definition: edge of an object or area
Antonyms: center, interior, middle

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kant, rand

Nederlands (Dutch)
rand, kant

Français (French)
n. - bord

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χείλος, άκρη, παρυφή

Italiano (Italian)
bordo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - beira (f) de precipício, iminência (f) (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
край, грань

Español (Spanish)
n. - borde

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rand, kant, brant

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
边缘

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 邊緣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가장자리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 縁, 川岸, 瀬戸際

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שפה, גדה, קצה‬

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