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Edge   /ɛdʒ/   Listen
Edge

noun
1.
The boundary of a surface.  Synonym: border.
2.
A line determining the limits of an area.  Synonyms: bound, boundary.
3.
A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.
4.
The attribute of urgency in tone of voice.  Synonym: sharpness.
5.
A slight competitive advantage.
6.
The outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something.  "She sat on the edge of the bed" , "The water's edge"
verb
(past & past part. edged; pres. part. edging)
1.
Advance slowly, as if by inches.  Synonym: inch.
2.
Provide with a border or edge.  Synonym: border.
3.
Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.  Synonyms: abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, march.  "England marches with Scotland"
4.
Provide with an edge.



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"Edge" Quotes from Famous Books



... way of answer, went out of the room and returned, bringing with him a most curious sword. It was long, and all the blade, which was very thick and heavy, was to within a quarter of an inch of the cutting edge worked into an ornamental pattern exactly as we work soft wood with a fret-saw, the steel, however, being invariably pierced in such a way as not to interfere with the strength of the sword. This in itself was sufficiently ...
— Allan Quatermain • by H. Rider Haggard
... stopped near us, and stood looking earnestly at something which he had taken from his bosom. A sudden wave struck the vessel, which gave it a tilt, and in preserving his footing Dick dropped a small locket on the edge of the deck, which David caught fast as it was slipping ...
— Hurrah for New England! - The Virginia Boy's Vacation • Louisa C. Tuthill
... her father arrived, the pool lay still in the sunlight, so Samuel established himself close to the edge with his arm about Naomi, and fell into conversation with a professional letter-writer who sat, bearded and grave, with ink-horn ...
— Christmas Light • Ethel Calvert Phillips
... one place his disguise. He speaks of Ulysses having gone to Dodona to consult the sacred oracle "whether he should return to Ithaca openly or secretly, after so long an absence." He runs along the very edge of discovering himself. But the swineherd will not believe; "the Gods all hate my master" is still his view. Already a lying AEtolian had deceived him with a similar tale, which also introduced Idomeneus and the Cretans. Ulysses has before himself a new picture of doubt, and its blindness; ...
— Homer's Odyssey - A Commentary • Denton J. Snider
... it is cut to lengths and widths as desired. It is then conveyed to the second story, where it is placed in large dry rooms, air tight, except as the air reaches them through the proper channels. The veneer is here placed in crates, each piece separate and standing on edge. The hot air is then turned on. This comes from the sheet iron furnace attached to the boiler in the engine room below, and is conveyed through large pipes regulated by dampers for putting on or taking off the heat. There is also a blower attached ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 286 - June 25, 1881 • Various


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