n. Function: noun
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Synonyms: BORDER 1, brim, brink, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, skirt, verge
Related Words: end, extremity; ledge, side
Contrasted Words: area, surface
2 a cutting quality FF1C; there was an edge to his voice as he answered FF1E;
Synonyms: incisiveness, keenness, sharpness
Related Words: bite, cut, sting; knife-edge, razor-edge; acerbity, acidity, acridity, causticity; astringency, stringency; acuteness, penetration, shrillness, thinness
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Synonyms: VERGE 2, brink, point, threshold
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Synonyms: ADVANTAGE 3, allowance, bulge, ||deadwood, draw, handicap, head start, odds, start, vantage
Contrasted Words: bar, encumbrance, obstacle; disadvantage