edge

edge · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The outer or furthest point of something.

  2. 2.

    The sharpened side of a blade.

  3. 3.

    A slight advantage.

  4. 4.

    An intense or sharp quality.

  5. 5.

    To move gradually or carefully.

  6. 6.

    To provide with a border.

  7. 7.

    To sharpen.

Forms

plural: edges

Related words

Antonyms: center, middle
See also: border, boundary, margin
Synonyms: border, brink, margin, rim

Etymology

From Old English ecg meaning "corner, edge, point," from Proto-Germanic agjō. Related to Latin acies meaning "sharpness, edge" and Greek akis meaning "point."