BRINK
What does "BRINK" mean?
The edge of a steep place or the point just before something happens.
Meanings
- The extreme edge of a cliff, river, or other steep place. She stood at the brink of the waterfall, soaked in spray.
- The point at which something is about to happen, often something dangerous. The two nations were on the brink of war. figurative
Did you know?
- The word 'brinkmanship' grew out of a 1956 magazine interview with U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, who said the art of diplomacy was the ability to go to the brink of war without falling in.
Word origin
From Middle English 'brink', borrowed from a Scandinavian source such as Old Danish 'brink' meaning a steep bank or edge.
Remember it
BRINK is one letter from BLINK: at the brink, don't blink - the edge is closer than it looks.
A little poem
Toes over the edge-
the canyon holds its dark breath;
one step is a choice.
haiku
Wordplay
- I stood at the brink of a decision so long it became a brink of a nap.
What it teaches
Standing at the brink teaches more than the fall ever could; the edge is where you choose.
Quick facts
What does BRINK mean?
The edge of a steep place or the point just before something happens.
Is BRINK a valid word?
Yes — BRINK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BRINK?
BRINK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BRINK come from?
From Middle English 'brink', borrowed from a Scandinavian source such as Old Danish 'brink' meaning a steep bank or edge.
What can BRINK teach us?
Standing at the brink teaches more than the fall ever could; the edge is where you choose.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.