brink | (noun) the limit beyond which something happens or changes | Synonyms: verge |
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(noun) the edge of a steep place | - |
(noun) a region marking a boundary | Synonyms: threshold, verge |
drink | (noun) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess | Synonyms: boozing, crapulence, drinking, drunkenness |
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(noun) the act of swallowing | Synonyms: deglutition, swallow |
(noun) any liquid suitable for drinking | Synonyms: beverage, drinkable, potable |
(noun) a single serving of a beverage | - |
(noun) any large deep body of water | - |
(verb) be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to | Synonyms: drink in |
(verb) take in liquids | Synonyms: imbibe |
(verb) consume alcohol | Synonyms: booze, fuddle, hit the bottle |
(verb) drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic | Synonyms: tope |
(verb) propose a toast to | Synonyms: pledge, salute, toast, wassail |
prink | (verb) put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive | Synonyms: attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up |
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(verb) dress very carefully and in a finicky manner | - |
rink | (noun) building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating | Synonyms: skating rink |
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shrink | (noun) a physician who specializes in psychiatry | Synonyms: head-shrinker, psychiatrist |
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(verb) become smaller or draw together | Synonyms: contract |
(verb) reduce in size; reduce physically | Synonyms: reduce |
(verb) wither, as with a loss of moisture | Synonyms: shrivel, shrivel up, wither |
(verb) decrease in size, range, or extent | Synonyms: shrivel |
(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain | Synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, squinch, wince |