(~s)
1.
A ~ is hair which is cut so that it hangs over your forehead. (BRIT; in AM, use bangs )
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ is a decoration attached to clothes, or other objects such as curtains, consisting of a row of hanging strips or threads.
The jacket had leather ~s.
N-COUNT
3.
To be on the ~ or the ~s of a place means to be on the outside edge of it, or to be in one of the parts that are farthest from its centre.
...black townships located on the ~s of the city...
They lived together in a mixed household on the ~ of a campus.
N-COUNT: usu on the N of n
4.
The ~ or the ~s of an activity or organization are its less important, least typical, or most extreme parts, rather than its main and central part.
The party remained on the ~ of the political scene until last year.
N-COUNT: usu pl, the N of n
5.
Fringe groups or events are less important or popular than other related groups or events.
The monarchists are a small ~ group who quarrel fiercely among themselves.
ADJ: ADJ n