Verge
(noun)
- An edge or border, especially of a road or path.
- A point close to a particular limit or the beginning of a particular change.
- An area of land immediately adjacent to a building or road.
Origin:
Middle english: from old french verge "rod, staff, rod of office", from latin virga.
Examples:
- She stood on the verge of the cliff.
- The company was on the verge of bankruptcy.
- The car swerved off the verge and into a ditch.
- The park was on the verge of becoming overgrown.
- The soldiers were on the verge of mutiny.