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• verge — verge1 [vʉrj] n. [ME < OFr, rod, wand, stick, yard, hoop < L virga, twig, rod, wand < IE * wizga < base * wei , to bend, twist > WIRE, WHISK] 1. a) the edge, brink, or margin (of something): also used figuratively [the verge of the …   English World dictionary

• line — [n1] mark, stroke; border band, bar, borderline, boundary, channel, configuration, contour, crease, dash, delineation, demarcation, edge, figuration, figure, frontier, furrow, groove, limit, lineament, lineation, outline, profile, rule, score,… …   New thesaurus

• verge — [n] extremity, limit border, borderline, boundary, brim, brink, edge, extreme, fringe, hem, lip, margin, point, rim, selvage, skirt, terminus, threshold; concept 484 Ant. middle verge [v] come near abut, adjoin, approach, be on the edge*, border …   New thesaurus

• line — I n 1. rule, bar, score, underline, underscore, hairline; mark, stroke, streak, dash, hyphen, virgule, diagonal; marking, inscription, inscript, engraving, incision; scratch, notch, slash, etch, hatching. 2. band, stripe, strip, belt, zone, layer …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• verge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, rod, measuring rod, margin, from Anglo French, rod, area of jurisdiction, from Latin virga twig, rod, line Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) a rod or staff carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office (2)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• verge — Synonyms and related words: about to, abut, abut on, adjoin, aim, approach, armory, badge, badge of office, badges, bank, baton, be contiguous, be in contact, bear, befringe, bend to, bias, bind, blazonry, board, border, border line, border on,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• line — Synonyms and related words: DMZ, Indian file, L, MO, Spenserian stanza, WATS, WATS line, Zeitgeist, abut, accommodation, accompaniment, accord, accordance, aceldama, acknowledgment, acquiescence, acquire, action, activity, adaptation, adaption,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• verge — I n 1. edge, border, margin, rim, lip; curb, curbstone, ledge, sill; brink, brim, brow, hem, fringe, periphery, perimeter, skirt; bound or bounds, confines, limit or limits, city limits, outer limits; butting, abuttal, bourn, pale, extremity,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• verge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. edge, brink, rim, marge, margin; point, eve; limit. v. i. be on the point (of); border, skirt, approach, touch; tend, incline. See tendency, nearness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. edge, brink, terminus;… …   English dictionary for students

• Barcelona Metro line 2 — Line 2, also known by the names of its termini, currently Paral·lel Pep Ventura, is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called línia lila . It s part of the city s ATM fare integrated transport network …   Wikipedia