I.
noun
1 place where sth ends
ADJECTIVE
▪ top , upper
▪
the top ~ of the picture frame
▪ bottom , lower
▪ inner , inside
▪ outer , outermost , outside
▪ front , rear
▪ left , right
▪
the left ~ of the image
▪ northern , southern , etc.
▪ far , near , opposite
▪
She could see rocky cliffs on the opposite ~ of the lake.
▪ bevelled/beveled , curved , raised , rounded , scalloped , smooth , straight
▪
the rounded ~s of her collarbone
▪
a mirror with a bevelled/beveled ~
▪ exposed
▪ cut , frayed
▪
Flip the fabric over so the cut ~ is now to your left.
▪
My fingers played with the frayed ~s of my jeans.
▪ very
▪
Erosion has left the house perched on the very ~ of the cliff.
▪ cliff , forest , water's
▪
A row of boats was beached at the water's ~.
VERB + EDGE
▪ reach
▪
We had reached the ~ of the map and didn't know which way to go.
▪ skirt
▪
The road skirts the western ~ of the forest.
▪ clutch , grab , grasp , grip
▪
I gripped the ~ of my desk to steady myself.
▪ catch
▪
My foot caught the ~ of the table.
▪ border , line
▪
Trees lined the ~s of the path.
▪ define , mark
▪
A trellis provided shade and defined the ~s of the courtyard.
▪ form
▪
The building forms the northern ~ of the courtyard.
▪ align
▪ sand , seal , trim
PREPOSITION
▪ along the ~ , around the ~ , round the ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
Smoke was making its way around the ~s of the door.
▪ at the ~
▪
Soon we were at the ~ of the woods.
▪ on the ~
▪
She sat on the ~ of her bed.
▪ over the ~
▪
The car rolled over the ~ of the cliff.
PHRASES
▪ right on the ~
▪
They live right on the ~ of town.
2 sharp side of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ razor-sharp , sharp
▪ cutting
▪ serrated
▪
a knife with a serrated ~
▪ jagged , ragged , rough
▪ smooth
▪ blunt
VERB + EDGE
▪ sharpen
3 advantage
ADJECTIVE
▪ competitive
▪ slight
▪ big ( informal , esp. AmE ), decided , decisive , definite
▪ winning
▪ extra
▪
Their training gave them an extra ~.
▪ technological
VERB + EDGE
▪ give sb/sth
▪ gain , have , hold
▪
to gain a competitive ~ over rival suppliers
▪ keep , maintain , retain
▪
Taiwan still retained a decisive ~ in many industries.
▪ lose
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ over
▪
The intensive training she had done gave her the ~ over the other runners.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully , cautiously , nervously
▪ slowly
▪ backward , forward
▪ ahead
▪
The Italian ~d ahead to win the race.
PREPOSITION
▪ ahead of
▪
He drew level and for a moment ~d ahead of his rival.
▪ along
▪
He ~d carefully along the narrow ledge.
▪ away from
▪
Heaton began to ~ away from Jed and headed for the stairs.
▪ towards/toward
▪
We slowly ~d our way towards/toward the exit.
PHRASES
▪ ~ your way
Edge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ way