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English Thesaurus

1. the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	bound, boundary, limit,
definition	:	the greatest possible degree of something (noun.attribute)

2. the edge of a steep place (noun.location)

hypernym	:	border, edge,
definition	:	the boundary of a surface (noun.location)

3. a region marking a boundary (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	bound, boundary, edge,
definition	:	a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)

4. the limit beyond which something happens or changes (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	verge, verge,
definition	:	border on; come close to (verb.stative)

derivation	:	verge, verge,
definition	:	border on; come close to (verb.stative)