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| 1. | [ noun ] the boundary of a surface | |
| Synonyms: | border | |
| Related terms: | boundary brink limb bound border | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a line determining the limits of an area | |
| Synonyms: | boundary bound | |
| Related terms: | line periphery margin frontier rim brink thalweg lower_bound upper_bound bound | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object | |
| Examples: | "he rounded the edges of the box" |
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| Related terms: | side curb brim leading_edge deckle_edge bezel trailing_edge milling razor_edge knife_edge featheredge bevel | |
| 4. | [ verb ] advance slowly, as if by inches | |
| Synonyms: | inch | |
| Examples: | "He edged towards the car" |
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| Related terms: | advance edge_in inch | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the attribute of urgency | |
| Synonyms: | sharpness | |
| Examples: | "his voice had an edge to it" |
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| Related terms: | urgency | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a slight competitive advantage | |
| Examples: | "he had an edge on the competition" |
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| Related terms: | superiority | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a strip near the boundary of an object | |
| Synonyms: | margin | |
| Examples: | "he jotted a note on the margin of the page" |
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| Related terms: | strip wayside shoulder molding selvage border | |
| 8. | [ verb ] provide with an edge | |
| Examples: | "edge a blade" |
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| Related terms: | sharpen | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] at or constituting a border or edge | |
| Synonyms: | marginal fringe fringy | |
| Examples: | "the marginal strip of beach" |
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| Related terms: | peripheral | |
| 10. | [ verb ] provide with a border or edge | |
| Synonyms: | border | |
| Examples: | "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" |
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| Related terms: | supply edger | |
| 11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3010 | |
| 12. | [ verb ] lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | |
| Synonyms: | butt adjoin butt_against abut butt_on march border | |
| Examples: | "Canada adjoins the U.S." "England marches with Scotland" |
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| Related terms: | touch neighbor boundary_line boundary abutter butt_joint edging | |
| Similar spelling: |
Edes educe eds edgy Edds |
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