EDGE


Meaning of EDGE in English

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

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