n. 25B6; noun
the edge of the lake : BORDER, boundary, extremity, fringe, margin, side; lip, rim, brim, brink, verge; perimeter, circumference, periphery, limits, bounds.
she had an edge in her voice : SHARPNESS, severity, bite, sting, asperity, acerbity, acidity, trenchancy; sarcasm, acrimony, malice, spite, venom.
they have an edge over their rivals : ADVANTAGE, lead, head start, the whip hand, the upper hand; superiority, dominance, ascendancy, supremacy, primacy.
middle, disadvantage.
25B6; verb
poplars edged the orchard : BORDER, fringe, verge, skirt; surround, enclose, encircle, circle, encompass, bound.
a frock edged with lace : TRIM, pipe, band, decorate, finish; border, fringe; bind, hem.
he edged closer to the fire : CREEP, inch, work one's way, pick one's way, ease oneself; sidle, steal, slink.
25A0; on edge TENSE, nervous, edgy, anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, unsettled; twitchy, nervy, keyed up, restive, skittish, neurotic, insecure; informal uptight, jumpy, wired; Brit. informal strung up.