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Verge

A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean.

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Bauble 76% connected

A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Border 76% connected

The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bound 76% connected

of Bind

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Boundary 76% connected

That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Edge 76% connected

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Limit 76% connected

That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Staff 76% connected

A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Brink 74% connected

The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. A…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Brink 74% connected

The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. A…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Brink 92% connected

The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. A…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scepter 92% connected

Alt. of Sceptre

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sceptre 92% connected

A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Threshold 92% connected

The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entr…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Wand 92% connected

A small stick; a rod; a verge.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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