Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

edge

[ej]

Example Sentences Origin

Compare to Cadillac SRX www.cadillac.com/SRX See What Cadillac SRX Offers That the Competition Doesn't. Get Info.

2012 Ford Edge Options www.ford.com/Edge Customize the 2012 Ford Edge. It Will Adapt to Your Lifestyle.

Universal Access Solution www.juniper.net Get Fast, Secure, Universal Access To Corporate Networks From Mobile.

Ads

noun

a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.

a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster.

any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges.

a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box.

the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon.

EXPAND

the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge.

sharpness or keenness of language, argument, tone of voice, appetite, desire, etc.: The snack took the edge off his hunger. Her voice had an edge to it.

British Dialect. a hill or cliff.

an improved position; advantage: He gained the edge on his opponent.

10.

Cards.

advantage, especially the advantage gained by being the age or eldest hand.

eldest hand.

11.

Ice Skating. one of the two edges of a skate blade where the sides meet the bottom surface, made sharp by carving a groove on the bottom.

12.

Skiing. one of the two edges on the bottom of a ski that is angled into a slope when making a turn.

COLLAPSE

Edging www.local.com Looking for Edging info in California? Find it here!

verb (used with object)

13.

to put an edge on; sharpen.

14.

to provide with an edge or border: to edge a terrace with shrubbery; to edge a skirt with lace.

15.

to make or force (one's way) gradually by moving sideways.

16.

Metalworking.

to turn (a piece to be rolled) onto its edge.

to roll (a piece set on edge).

to give (a piece) a desired width by passing between vertical rolls.

to rough (a piece being forged) so that the bulk is properly distributed for final forging.

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Edge is one of our favorite verbs.

So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:

to run away hurriedly; flee.

to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

LEARN MORE FUN, UNUSUAL VERBS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

verb (used without object)

17.

to move sideways: to edge through a crowd.

18.

to advance gradually or cautiously: a car edging up to a curb.

Verb phrases

19.

edge in, to insert or work in or into, especially in a limited period of time: Can you edge in your suggestion before they close the discussion?

20.

edge out, to defeat (rivals or opponents) by a small margin: The home team edged out the visitors in an exciting finish.

Idioms

21.

have an edge on, Informal. to be mildly intoxicated with alcoholic liquor: He had a pleasant edge on from the sherry.

22.

on edge,

(of a person or a person's nerves) acutely sensitive; nervous; tense.

impatient; eager: The contestants were on edge to learn the results.

23.

set one's teeth on edge. tooth (def. 21).

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English egge, Old English ecg; cognate with German Ecke corner; akin to Latin aciēs, Greek akís point

Related forms

edge·less, adjective

out·edge, verb (used with object), -edged, -edg·ing.

un·der·edge, noun

un·edge, verb (used with object), -edged, -edg·ing.

Synonyms
1. rim, lip. 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.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To edge

Example Sentences

Morrissey's death that his family and friends believe pushed him over the edge.

Prominent black crescent framing lower edge of auricular.

If you kick a soccer ball toward the edge of a cliff, it will always fall off.

EXPAND

Morrissey's death that his family and friends believe pushed him over the edge.

Prominent black crescent framing lower edge of auricular.

If you kick a soccer ball toward the edge of a cliff, it will always fall off.

The drill has teeth around the leading edge and a hollow center.

With a hammer or stick, tap along the edge band to release air bubbles.

In fact, edge cities have become the standard for the world's urban environments.

Equally troublesome, research findings at the edge of the field don't always translate easily into pedagogical practice.

The jagged edge mixes the airflow coming out of the jet engine in a way that reduces turbulence.

Ice builds up in flight on the frontal surfaces: leading edge of the wings, the nose and the tail surfaces.

Elegantly coiffed ladies fan themselves, perched on the edge of their chairs.

It's much easier to roll dough into a circle if you work from the center out to the edge in all directions.

Between the crowds and the noise and the pressure, city life often seems to set one's brain on edge.

The solution to our social and economic woes lies in new technologies, in the cutting edge.

Rare electric-blue clouds on the edge of space have been putting on a spectacular light-show this week.

The hawk followed and patiently waited at the water's edge.

Space several urns along the edge of a patio, terrace, or walkway.

Barber-Scotia, a four-year college here, is on the edge of extinction.

They turned more easily because they concentrated the skier's weight at the middle of the ski's inside blade edge.

The pilgrims sigh, picking their way down the steps to the water's edge.

At the edge of the bluffs, visitors get beautiful views of the ocean and headlands.

Though the climate may have been milder then, she still lived near the edge of human existence in a time before fire.

Others live in more remote outposts, such as these two homes on the river's edge.

Sometimes planted at woodland edge or in sunny border.

Habitat loss, hunting, and war and violence are combining to push them over the edge.

There's a pioneer cemetery on the edge of town, where its first residents are buried.

Remove the protective backing on the double-stick tape on the top edge and affix the film to it.

Grow in wind-sheltered location in shrub border or at edge of woodland.

Wine red flowers with white picotee edge more add to my plant list.

Arrange sliced red-skinned plums on top and fold dough edge over plums.

Brush edge with milk and sprinkle brown sugar on top of galette.

Broad flagstones near the water's edge invite closer inspection.

When mixed with eggs, they create a soft custard base with chewy lemon pieces and a pleasantly bitter edge.

Across the country, many residents on the edge of conurbations see the planning changes as a threat.

The water falls as a result of an edge of a cliff or.

To give the lawn a tidy edge near gravel paths and adjacent flower beds, use a half-moon edger.

The first global map of the solar system reveals that its edge is.

It has a moss rose pattern and three chipped ceramic roses raised on the edge.

But the performance edge that custom-made chips deliver allows firms that use them to charge a healthy premium in the market.

Journey to the edge of space and discover nature's ultimate abyss.

Cutting edge research, breathtaking imagery, and world-renowned cartography.

Buzz waits too long and plummets over the edge to certain death.

Looking closely in the mirror you could see a raised ring around the edge of where the lens was.

Thus, when a moving stone is rotating clockwise, it's front edge moves to the right.

It's abundance not being on the edge of civilization that drives people to be confident in breeding.

The little guys have the edge over the brawny males.

Roll edge of cookie in crushed and sifted candy canes.

Long live skins, the hyper-personal edge of desktop computing.

Frankly, this talk didn't shed any information that would keep me on the edge of my seat.

Lift the top overlapping edge and apply a thin line of hot glue along the bottom edge.

Fossilized sharks teeth, bones and shells are often found along the waters edge.

Instead of parking your car on the edge of town and taking the bus to the center, you rock up.

Replace the top edge and smooth with your finger to adhere the seam.

It' s the only way to get a perspective that's a little bit higher than you get at the cutting edge of technology.

It sat on the edge of a lake filled with purple lily pads and yellow flowers.

Strike the lip sharply, making sure the leading edge stays down and in toward the crook of the lip.

Orr started arranging a time to cut up trees on the edge of town that had been killed by an ash-borer.

More leverage, less wiggle-new snowboard boots and bindings give you an edge.

The precise details of their lives at the water's edge are still being discussed and.

Sighthis whole process brings an extra-special edge to my obsessiveness.

The tools are made from either the right or left edge of leaves from the pandanus tree.

They fear that it will invade new rivers, multiply rampantly and edge out other species.

Fischler students comment regarding how the school is state-of-the-art and cutting edge, not bleeding edge.

Wenum answered the call while he was tracking a cougar, or mountain lion, that had staked out a house on the edge of town.

But even he could have learned a few tricks about living on the edge from these other temperamental artists.

We've ridden down a narrow dell to the edge of an aspen-ringed meadow, where a quarter-mile of sunstruck pasture beckons.

Wesley clips a cloth bag to his rock-climbing harness and steps over the edge of the cliff.

I'd cut past the white edge of my thumbnail, but in time my thumb regained its domed shape and the whorl of my thumbprint.

Access points to bed and breakfasts, shops and restaurants are close to the river's edge.

Grow in pots or containers, let spill over wall or edge of raised bed, or plant in any sunny spot add to my plant list.

Great to find out someone with the same name is on the leading edge of medicine.

Effective at the edge of pools, along shady paths, in containers.

Tuck them in rock gardens or use them to edge woodland borders.

By hand, pack more of the mixture into the edge form.

Kameon started the transformation by adding a well-placed patio with a built-in bench along the edge of the property.

With an edge trimmer or scissors, round each corner.

For best results, the pan must be flat on the bottom and the batter swirled to the edge.

The desk is also made of birch, its edge gently curved to echo the ceiling's lines.

The rusted steel firebox and back panel add an industrial-chic edge to the garden.

Unprecedented research and rescue efforts may offer a lifeline to species on the edge.

COLLAPSE

Collins

World English Dictionary

edge (ɛdʒ)

—n
1.	the border, brim, or margin of a surface, object, etc
2.	a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of a breakthrough
3.	maths
	a. a line along which two faces or surfaces of a solid meet
	b. a line joining two vertices of a graph
4.	the sharp cutting side of a blade
5.	keenness, sharpness, or urgency: the walk gave an edge to his appetite
6.	force, effectiveness, or incisiveness: the performance lacked edge
7.	dialect
	a. a cliff, ridge, or hillside
	b. (capital) (in place names): Hade Edge
8.	have the edge on, have the edge over to have a slight advantage or superiority (over)
9.	on edge
	a. nervously irritable; tense
	b. nervously excited or eager
10.	set someone's teeth on edge to make someone acutely irritated or uncomfortable

—vb
11.	(tr) to provide an edge or border for
12.	(tr) to shape or trim (the edge or border of something), as with a knife or scissors: to edge a pie
13.	to push (one's way, someone, something, etc) gradually, esp edgeways
14.	(tr) cricket to hit (a bowled ball) with the edge of the bat
15.	(tr) to tilt (a ski) sideways so that one edge digs into the snow
16.	(tr) to sharpen (a knife, etc)

[Old English ecg; related to Old Norse egg, Old High German ecka edge, Latin aciēs sharpness, Greek akis point]

'edgeless

—*adj*

'edger

—n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

edge

O.E. ecg "corner, edge," also "sword," from P.Gmc. *agjo (cf. O.N. egg, see egg (v.); Ger. Eck "corner"), from PIE base *ak- "sharp, pointed" (cf. L. acies, Gk. akis "point;" see acrid). Spelling development of O.E. -cg to M.E. -gg to Mod.E. -dge

EXPAND

represents a widespread shift in pronunciation. To get the edge on (someone) is U.S. colloquial, first recorded 1911. Edge city is from Joel Garreau's 1992 book of that name. Razor's edge as a perilous narrow path translates Gk. epi xyrou akmes.

edge

"to move edgeways (with the edge toward the spectator), advance slowly," 1620s, originally nautical, from edge (n.). The verb meaning "urge on, incite" (16c.) usually is a mistake for egg (v.).

COLLAPSE

Slang Dictionary

edge definition

n.
drunkenness; the early stage of intoxication from alcohol or drugs. (See also have an edge on.) : She was beginning to show a little edge, but she obviously still could drive.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

edge

In addition to the idioms beginning with edge, also see cutting edge; get a word in edgewise; have the edge on; on edge; on the edge; over the edge; set one's teeth on edge; take the edge off; thin edge of the wedge.