INDEX:
1. the edge of an object, surface, or place
2. the edge of a country, place or area of land
RELATED WORDS
see also
↑ SIDE
↑ MIDDLE
↑ AROUND/ROUND
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1. the edge of an object, surface, or place
▷ edge /edʒ/ [countable noun]
the part of something that is nearest to its outside or end :
▪ The plates have blue lines around the edges.
▪ Don’t put your glass so close to the edge of the table.
at the edge (of)
▪ There’s an enormous oak tree at the edge of the garden.
▷ side /saɪd/ [countable noun]
the part of an object that is near its left or right edge :
▪ The stage was lit from the side.
on the side (of)
▪ Mike always puts his feet on my side of the bed.
left-hand/right-hand side of something
on the left or right
▪ The new five-dollar bills have shifted the president’s head toward the left-hand side.
▷ margin /ˈmɑːʳdʒɪn, ˈmɑːʳdʒən/ [countable noun]
the empty space at the side of a printed page :
▪ The program sets the margins automatically.
in the margin
▪ There were notes pencilled in the margin.
▷ border /ˈbɔːʳdəʳ/ [countable noun]
a narrow band that goes around the edge of something such as a picture or a piece of material, especially one that is for decoration :
▪ The tablecloth had a brightly patterned border.
▪ Samantha was wearing a knee-length skirt with a green border.
border of
▪ Jill wants to plant a border of flowers around the lawn.
▷ rim /rɪm/ [countable noun]
the circular edge of something, especially the edge at the top of a glass or cup, or the outside edge of a wheel or a pair of glasses :
▪ The china set was blue with a gold rim.
▪ John’s glasses had small lenses and steel rims.
rim of
▪ Her lipstick left a red mark on the rim of the cup.
2. the edge of a country, place or area of land
▷ edge /edʒ/ [countable noun]
the part of a town, city etc that is farthest from the centre :
on the edge (of)
▪ My uncle’s house is on the edge of town, near the airport.
▪ Gretel lives in a simple cottage on the edge of the forest.
▷ outskirts /ˈaʊtskɜːʳts/ [plural noun]
the areas of a city furthest away from the centre :
on the outskirts (of)
▪ Her parents lived in a big house on the outskirts of Manchester.
▪ We stayed on the outskirts of the capital.
the outskirts of something
▪ We heard gunshots as we drove through the outskirts of the city.
▷ border /ˈbɔːʳdəʳ/ [countable noun]
the official line that separates two countries, or the area of land near this line :
the Italian/Brazilian/Nigerian etc border
the border between Italy, Brazil etc and another country
▪ Isn’t Manto near the Italian border?
▪ Jeumont is a small town on the French-Belgian border.
cross the border
▪ Refugees have been warned not to attempt to cross the border.
on the border (with something)
▪ The talks were held in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon, on the border with the US.
the border with
the border separating one country from another
▪ It is a mountainous region, occupying a large area near the border with Nepal.
border town/area/patrol
▪ We spent the night in, a miserable little border town.
border dispute
arguments and fighting between countries about where a border should be
▪ Fighting in border disputes has killed at least 25 people.
▷ frontier /ˈfrʌntɪəʳǁfrʌnˈtɪər/ [countable noun] especially British
the border of a country, where people cross from one country to another :
▪ Many of the cars crossing the frontier were stopped and searched.
▪ They settled in Ronco, a picturesque village near the Italian frontier.
frontier post
place where soldiers guard a border
▪ He was questioned by soldiers at a frontier post.
▷ boundary /ˈbaʊnd ə ri/ [countable noun]
the official line that marks the edge of an area of land, for example of a farm or a part of a country :
▪ A fence marks the property’s boundaries.
boundary of
▪ the easternmost boundary of Greater Manchester
boundary between
▪ The Mississippi River forms a natural boundary between Iowa and Illinois.
▷ perimeter /pəˈrɪmɪtəʳ, pəˈrɪmətəʳ/ [countable noun]
the outside edge around an enclosed area of land such as a military camp or a prison :
▪ Security guards patrol the perimeter.
▪ the perimeter of the airfield
perimeter fence/wall/road etc
one that goes around the perimeter
▪ A secure perimeter fence should be at least two metres high.