Edge+or+border

  • 1edge — [n1] border, outline bend, berm, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, circumference, contour, corner, crook, crust, curb, end, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, hook, ledge, limb, limit, line, lip, margin, molding, mouth, outskirt, peak,… …

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  • 2edge — ► NOUN 1) the outside limit of an object, area, or surface. 2) the line along which two surfaces of a solid meet. 3) the sharpened side of a blade. 4) an intense or striking quality. 5) a quality or factor which gives superiority over close… …

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  • 3edge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Extreme border Nouns 1. edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, curb, margin, limit, boundary, border, skirt, rim, flange, side; mouth, jaws, lip; frame, fringe, flounce, frill, trim[ming], edging, skirting, hem …

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  • 4edge — edgeless, adj. /ej/, n., v., edged, edging. n. 1. a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges. 2. a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster. 3. any of the… …

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  • 5edge — /ɛdʒ / (say ej) noun 1. the border or part adjacent to a line of division; a brim or margin: the horizon s edge. 2. a brink or verge: the edge of a precipice. 3. one of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges. 4. the… …

  • 6edge — [[t]ɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. edged, edg•ing 1) a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edge of the road[/ex] 2) a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster[/ex] 3) any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat… …

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  • 7edge — n. & v. n. 1 a boundary line or margin of an area or surface. 2 a narrow surface of a thin object. 3 the meeting line of two surfaces of a solid. 4 a the sharpened side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon. b the sharpness of this (the… …

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  • 8edge — edge1 W2S2 [edʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(outside part)¦ 2¦(blade)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4 on edge 5¦(voice)¦ 6¦(slope)¦ 7 on the edge of something 8¦(quality)¦ 9 take the edge off something 10 on the edge of your seat …

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  • 9edge — 1 /edZ/ noun (C) 1 the part of an object that is furthest from its centre: Just leave it on the edge of your plate. | Suli stood at the water s edge. 2 the thin sharp part of a blade or tool that cuts: Careful that knife has a very sharp edge! 3… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10EDGE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index edge noun border (2), circumference, end, extreme, extremist, outline, skirt, verge adjective extreme (2) …

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