Definition of verge

"verge" in the noun sense

1. brink, threshold, verge

a region marking a boundary

2. verge, brink

the limit beyond which something happens or changes

"on the verge of tears"

"on the brink of bankruptcy"

3. scepter, sceptre, verge, wand

a ceremonial or emblematic staff

4. verge

a grass border along a road

"verge" in the verb sense

1. verge

border on come close to

"His behavior verges on the criminal"

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Quotations for verge

Eternity! How know we but we stand
On the precipitous and crumbling verge
Of Time even now. Eternity below? [ Abraham Coles ]

Let fortune empty her whole quiver on me,
I have a soul that, like an ample shield,
Can take in all, and verge enough for more. [ John Dryden ]

Unhappy he! who from the first of joys.
Society, cut off, is left alone
Amid this world of death. Day after day.
Sad on the jutting eminence he sits,
And views the main that ever toils below;
Still fondly forming in the farthest verge,
Where the round ether mixes with the wave.
Ships, dim-discovered, dropping from the clouds;
At evening, to the setting sun he turns
A mournful eye, and down his dying heart
Sinks helpless. [ Thomson ]

Love is on the verge of hate each time it stoops for pardon. [ Bulwer-Lytton ]

The most mischievous liars are those who keep sliding on the verge of truth. [ J. C. and A. W. Hare ]

verge in Scrabble®

The word verge is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters verge:

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verge in Words With Friends™

The word verge is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters verge:

VERGE
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Words within the letters of verge

2 letter words in verge (1 word)

3 letter words in verge (5 words)

4 letter words in verge (2 words)

5 letter words in verge (1 word)

verge + 1 blank (4 words)

Word Growth involving verge

Shorter words in verge

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