I. noun
1.
Synonyms: border 1, brim, brink, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, skirt, verge
Related Word: end, extremity; ledge, side
Contrasted words: area, surface
2.
a cutting quality
there was an edge to his voice as he answered
Synonyms: incisiveness, keenness, sharpness
Related Word: bite, cut, sting; knife-edge, razor-edge; acerbity, acidity, acridity, causticity; astringency, stringency; acuteness, penetration, shrillness, thinness
3.
Synonyms: verge 2, brink, point, threshold
4.
Synonyms: advantage 3, allowance, bulge, ||deadwood, draw, handicap, head start, odds, start, vantage
Contrasted words: bar, encumbrance, obstacle; disadvantage
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: sharpen , hone, ||sharp, whet
2.
Synonyms: border 1, bound, fringe, hem, margin, outline, rim, skirt, surround, verge
3.
Synonyms: sidle , ||slive