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- Dictionaryedge/ɛdʒ/
noun
- 1. the outside limit of an object, area, or surface: "a willow tree at the water's edge" Similar Opposite
- 2. the sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon: "a knife with a razor-sharp edge"
verb
- 1. provide with a border or edge: "the pool is edged with paving" Similar
- 2. move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction: "she tried to edge away from him" Similar
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the outer or furthest point of something: edge of He put pink icing around the edge of the cake. They built the church on the edge of the village. A man was standing at the water's edge with a small boy. I caught (= hit) my leg on the edge of the table as I walked past. Synonyms. brink. margin (OUTER PART) periphery.
1. a. : the cutting side of a blade. a razor's edge. b. : the sharpness of a blade. a knife with no edge. c (1) : force, effectiveness. blunted the edge of the legislation. (2) : vigor or energy especially of body. maintains his hard edge. d (1) : incisive or penetrating quality. writing with a satirical edge. (2)
An edge is the boundary line of a surface or plane: the edge of a table. border is the boundary of a surface or the strip adjacent to it, inside or out: a border of lace. margin is a limited strip, generally unoccupied, at the extremity of an area: the margin of a page.
The word edge most commonly refers to the sharp or angled side of an object or the place where something stops and something else starts—a border or margin. Edge is also used as a verb meaning to move sideways. Edge has many additional senses as both a noun and verb.
Jun 8, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] edge (plural edges) The boundary line of a surface. ( geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet. An advantage . I have the edge on him.
The place where something begins or ends is called the edge. If you get too close to a cliff’s edge, you might fall off it. Going to the water's edge is not so dangerous.
noun. /edʒ/ Idioms. [countable] the outside limit of an object, a surface or an area; the part furthest from the centre. I gripped the edge of my desk to steady myself. the first spacecraft to travel to the edge of the solar system. on the edge of something He stood on the edge of the cliff. Stand the coin on its edge.
Edge definition: a line or border at which a surface terminates. See examples of EDGE used in a sentence.
the part around something that is furthest from the centre: Rick was sitting on the edge of the bed. She ran down to the water's edge. Fewer examples. Keep away from the edge of the cliff. We stayed in a cottage on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors. Water sloshed over the edge of the pool as the swimmers dived in.
edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"
