Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ej]
- /ɛdʒ/
- /edʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ej]
- /ɛdʒ/
Definitions of edge word
- noun edge a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges. 1
- noun edge a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster. 1
- noun edge any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges. 1
- noun edge a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box. 1
- noun edge the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon. 1
- noun edge the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge. 1
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Origin of edge
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English egge, Old English ecg; cognate with German Ecke corner; akin to Latin aciēs, Greek akís point
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Parts of speech for Edge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
edge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
edge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for edge
noun edge
- perimeter — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
- point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- fringe — a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- tip — Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.
verb edge
- outline — the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- shape — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
Antonyms for edge
noun edge
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
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