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edge

Letters that make edge

d, e, g are letters that make 'edge'

Words within edge

dg, ED, Ge are words within 'edge'

Anagrams of edge

geed is an anagram of 'edge'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of edge

wedge, edger, hedge, sedge, ledge, edges, sedges, edged, kedge are words created by adding a letter to 'edge'

edge is a 4 letter word starting with e
edge is a 4 letter word ending with e

10 possible definitions for 'edge'

Edge as "the outside limit of an object or area or surface, a place farthest away from the center of something"

Under this definition, edge is a noun and has the following properties:

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of demarcation line, limit, demarcation.

Types of edge

hem, selvage, selvedge, shoulder, berm, wayside, roadside, luff, molding, border, border, moulding are types of 'edge'.

Example of edge used within this context

"the edge of the leaf is wavy", "she sat on the edge of the bed", "the water's edge"

Edge as "a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object"

Under this definition, edge is a noun and has the following properties:

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of side.

Types of edge

bevel, cant, chamfer, bezel, brim, rim, curbing, kerb, deckle, deckle edge, featheredge, knife edge, cutting edge, leading edge, milling, razor edge, trailing edge, lip, groin, curb are types of 'edge'.

Derivatives of edge

edge, border are derivatives of 'edge'.

Example of edge used within this context

"he rounded the edges of the box"

Edge as "a slight competitive advantage"

Under this definition, edge is a noun and has the following properties:

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of superiority, favorable position, favourable position.

Example of edge used within this context

"he had an edge on the competition"

Edge as "the attribute of urgency in tone of voice"

Under this definition, edge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sharpness has the same meaning as edge

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of urgency.

Derivatives of edge

jumpy, uptight, nervy, jittery, restive, overstrung, edgy, high-strung, highly strung are derivatives of 'edge'.

Example of edge used within this context

"his voice had an edge to it"

Edge as "the boundary of a surface"

Under this definition, edge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

border has the same meaning as edge

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of boundary, bounds, bound.

Types of edge

brink, limb are types of 'edge'.

Derivatives of edge

adjoin, abut, environ, ring, butt, edge, border, skirt, march, surround, butt against, bound, butt on are derivatives of 'edge'.

Edge as "a line determining the limits of an area"

Under this definition, edge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bound, boundary have the same meaning as 'edge'

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of line.

Types of edge

periphery, outer boundary, upper bound, lower bound, rim, threshold, fringe, border, perimeter, margin, brink, thalweg, verge are types of 'edge'.

Derivatives of edge

adjoin, restrain, confine, abut, throttle, trammel, limit, butt, edge, march, butt against, border, bound, butt on, restrict are derivatives of 'edge'.

Edge as "provide with an edge"

Under this definition, edge is a verb and has the following properties:

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of sharpen.

Derivatives of edge

edge is a derivative of edge.

Example of edge used within this context

"edge a blade"

Edge as "lie adjacent to another or share a boundary"

Under this definition, edge is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

adjoin, abut, butt, march, butt against, butt on, border have the same meaning as 'edge'

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of adjoin, contact, meet, touch.

Types of edge

neighbour, neighbor are types of 'edge'.

Derivatives of edge

butt, butt joint, edging, boundary line, delimitation, mete, border district, marchland, abutter, borderland, borderline, border, march, edge, abutment, bound, boundary are derivatives of 'edge'.

Edge as "advance slowly, as if by inches"

Under this definition, edge is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

inch has the same meaning as edge

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of go on, move on, march on, pass on, progress, advance.

Derivatives of edge

inch, in are derivatives of 'edge'.

Example of edge used within this context

"He edged towards the car"

Edge as "provide with a border or edge"

Under this definition, edge is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

border has the same meaning as edge

edge as a type

'edge' can be a type of render, furnish, provide, supply.

Derivatives of edge

edge, edger, border are derivatives of 'edge'.

Example of edge used within this context

"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"