edge
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the boundary of a surface
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
advance slowly, as if by inches
He edged towards the car
Types & categories
- advance hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a line determining the limits of an area
Types & categories
- line hypernym
- rim hyponym
- margin hyponym
- fringe hyponym
- verge hyponym
- upper bound hyponym
- lower bound hyponym
- thalweg hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
provide with a border or edge
edge the tablecloth with embroidery
Types & categories
- supply hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
he rounded the edges of the box
Types & categories
- side hypernym
- bevel hyponym
- bezel hyponym
- brim hyponym
- curb hyponym
- deckle hyponym
- featheredge hyponym
- groin hyponym
- knife edge hyponym
- leading edge hyponym
- milling hyponym
- razor edge hyponym
- trailing edge hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
Canada adjoins the U.S.
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- butt joint derivation
- edging derivation
- border derivation
- borderland derivation
- edge derivation
- abutment derivation
- abutter derivation
- bound derivation
Sense 7 noun
the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
his voice had an edge to it
Types & categories
- urgency hypernym
Related & opposite
- nervy derivation
Sense 8 verb
provide with an edge
edge a blade
Types & categories
- sharpen hypernym
Related & opposite
- edge derivation
Sense 9 noun
a slight competitive advantage
he had an edge on the competition
Types & categories
- favorable position hypernym
Sense 10 noun
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
Types & categories
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | butt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | border |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | edge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bound |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | boundary |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brink |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | limb |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | edge in |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inch |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | advance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | throttle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | butt |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bound |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | line |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rim |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | margin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fringe |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | verge |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | upper bound |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lower bound |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | thalweg |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | edge |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | edger |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | edge |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | edger |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | supply |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | edge |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | edge |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | side |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bevel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bezel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | brim |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | curb |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | deckle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | featheredge |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | groin |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | knife edge |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | leading edge |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | milling |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | razor edge |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | trailing edge |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | butt joint |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | edging |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | border |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | borderland |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | edge |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | abutment |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | abutter |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | bound |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | contact |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | neighbor |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervy |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | urgency |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | edge |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | sharpen |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | favorable position |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | demarcation |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | border |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | hem |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | luff |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | moulding |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | selvage |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | berm |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | wayside |