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1. edge
noun. ['ˈɛdʒ'] the boundary of a surface.
Antonyms
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Edge
- allege
- sege
- rehg
How do you pronounce edge?
Pronounce edge as ɛʤ.
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Sentences with edge
1. Noun, singular or mass
Rub the new engine oil around the edge and rubber seal on the new oil filter.
Quotes about edge
1. ... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
- George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
2. We know there is gravity because apples fall from trees. We can observe gravity in daily life. If we could throw an apple to the edge of the universe, we would observe it accelerating.
- Adam Riess
3. The sparrow that is twittering on the edge of my balcony is calling up to me this moment a world of memories that reach over half my lifetime, and a world of hope that stretches farther than any flight of sparrows.
- Donald G. Mitchell
2. edge
noun. ['ˈɛdʒ'] a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. edge
noun. ['ˈɛdʒ'] a line determining the limits of an area.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. edge
verb. ['ˈɛdʒ'] advance slowly, as if by inches.
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. edge
noun. ['ˈɛdʒ'] a slight competitive advantage.
Synonyms
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. edge
noun. ['ˈɛdʒ'] the attribute of urgency in tone of voice.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. edge
noun. ['ˈɛdʒ'] the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something.
Synonyms
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. edge
verb. ['ˈɛdʒ'] provide with an edge.
Antonyms
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))