edge
Noun
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is a type of: bound, boundary, bounds - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of somethingsubtypes:same as: border
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is a type of: line - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving pointsubtypes:
- rim - the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
- border, margin, perimeter - the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
- fringe, outer boundary, periphery - the outside boundary or surface of something
- brink, threshold, verge - a region marking a boundary
- 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
- thalweg - the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states
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is a type of: side - an extended outer surface of an objectsubtypes:
- bevel, cant, chamfer - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
- bezel - a sloping edge on a cutting tool
- brim, lip, rim - the top edge of a vessel or other container
- curb, curbing, kerb - an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
- deckle, deckle edge - 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
- cutting edge, knife 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
- trailing edge - the rear edge of an airfoil
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is a type of: urgency - pressing importance requiring speedy actionsame as: sharpness
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is a type of: favorable position, favourable position, superiority - the quality of being at a competitive advantage
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subtypes:
- border - a strip forming the outer edge of something
- hem - the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
- luff - (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
- border, molding, moulding - a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
- selvage, selvedge - the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
- berm, shoulder - a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
- roadside, wayside - edge of a way or road or path
Verb
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is a type of: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress - move forward, also in the metaphorical sensesame as: inch
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same as: border
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is a type of: sharpen - make sharp or sharper
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