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Idioms about edge
Origin of edge
before 1000; Middle English egge,Old English ecg; cognate with German Ecke corner; akin to Latin aciēs,Greek akís point
synonym study for edge
1. Edge, border, margin refer to a boundary. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM edge
edgeless, adjectiveoutedge, verb (used with object), out·edged, out·edg·ing.un·der·edge, nounun·edge, verb (used with object), un·edged, un·edg·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use edge in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for edge
edge
/ (ɛdʒ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of edge
edgeless, adjectiveedger, nounWord Origin for edge
Old English ecg; related to Old Norse egg, Old High German ecka edge, Latin aciēs sharpness, Greek akis point
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