Definition of edges Edges
/ɛˈʤʌz/ - [ejuz] -
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What does edges mean?
Wiktionary 
- edges (Noun)
Plural of edge.
Part of speech
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| edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" | ||
| side an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" | ||
| chamfer, bevel, cant a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size | ||
| bezel a sloping edge on a cutting tool | ||
| brim, lip, rim a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat | ||
| curbing, kerb, curb an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | ||
| deckle edge, deckle rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper | ||
| featheredge a thin tapering edge | ||
| groin a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults | ||
| knife edge, cutting edge the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife | ||
| leading edge forward edge of an airfoil | ||
| milling corrugated edge of a coin | ||
| razor edge an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor | ||
| 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" | ||
| demarcation line, demarcation, limit the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" | ||
| border a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border" | ||
| hem the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket" | ||
| luff the act of sailing close to the wind | ||
| moulding, border, molding a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border" | ||
| selvage, selvedge the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray | ||
| berm, shoulder a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope | ||
| edge - the boundary of a surface | ||
| border | ||
| bounds, boundary, bound the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | ||
| brink the edge of a steep place | ||
| edge - the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it" | ||
| sharpness | ||
| urgency pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need" | ||
| edge - a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition" | ||
| edge - a line determining the limits of an area | ||
| boundary, bound | ||
| line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" | ||
| rim the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached | ||
| perimeter, border, margin a line enclosing a plane areas | ||
| outer boundary, periphery, fringe the outside boundary or surface of something | ||
| brink, verge, threshold the edge of a steep place | ||
| upper bound (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set | ||
| lower bound (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set | ||
Verb |
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| edge - advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car" | ||
| inch | ||
| march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on, advance develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" | ||
| edge in, edge up push one's way into (a space) | ||
| edge - provide with an edge; "edge a blade" | ||
| sharpen become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened" | ||
| edge - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" | ||
| border, adjoin, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on | ||
| contact, adjoin, meet, touch attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" | ||
| neighbor, neighbour be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India" | ||
| edge - provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" | ||
| border | ||
| furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
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Wiktionary
- edge (Noun)
The boundary line of a surface. - edge (Noun)
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. - edge (Noun)
An advantage. - edge (Noun)
The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc. - edge (Noun)
Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice. - edge (Noun)
Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire. - edge (Noun)
The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. "On the edge of winter. " John Milton . - edge (Noun)
The edge of a cricket bat. - edge (Noun)
Any of the connected pairs of vertices in a graph. - edge (Noun)
In male masturbation, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability , or climax edging. - edge (Verb)
To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction. - edge (Verb)
To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction. - edge (Verb)
Cricket To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection. - edge (Verb)
To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger. - edge (Verb)
To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- edge (v. t.)
The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc. - edge (v. t.)
Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice. - edge (v. t.)
Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire. - edge (v. t.)
The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. - edge (v. t.)
To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen. - edge (v. t.)
To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool. - edge (v. t.)
To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box. - edge (v. t.)
To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on. - edge (v. t.)
To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards. - edge (v. i.)
To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way. - edge (v. i.)
To sail close to the wind.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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edge
A sharpened edge on a tool, and certain other objects, such as blades on ice skates. -
edge
The boundary of a surface.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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edge
ej, n. the border of anything: the brink: the cutting side of an instrument: something that wounds or cuts: sharpness of mind or appetite: keenness.—v.t. to put an edge on: to place a border on: to exasperate: to urge on: to move by little and little.—v.i. to move sideways.—n. Edge′-bone, the haunch-bone.—adjs. Edged; Edge′less, without an edge: blunt.—ns. Edge′-rail, a rail of such form that the carriage-wheels roll on its edges, being held there by flanges; Edge′-tool, Edged tool, a tool with a sharp edge.—advs. Edge′ways, Edge′wise, in the direction of the edge: sideways.—ns. Edg′iness, angularity, over-sharpness of outline; Edg′ing, any border or fringe round a garment: a border of box, &c., round a flower-bed.—adj. Edg′y, with edges, sharp, hard in outline.—Edge in a word, to get a word in with difficulty; Edge of the sword, a rhetorical phrase for the sword as the symbol of slaughter.—Outside edge, figure in skating, made on the outer edge of the skate.—Play with edge-tools, to deal carelessly with dangerous matters.—Set on edge, to excite; Set the teeth on edge, to cause a strange grating feeling in the teeth; to rouse an instinctive dislike. [A.S. ecg; cf. Ger. ecke, L. acies.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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edge
The thin or cutting part of a sword or sabre.
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