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Meaning
Noun
●
The
boundary
line
of a surface.
●
In Geometry & Shapes:
A
one-dimensional
face
of a
polytope
. In particular, the
joining
line
between two
vertices
of a
polygon
; the place where two
faces
of a
polyhedron
meet.
●
An advantage.
●
The
thin
cutting
side
of the
blade
of an
instrument
, such as an
ax
,
knife
,
sword
, or
scythe
; that which
cuts
as an
edge
does, or
wounds
deeply
, etc.
●
A
sharp
terminating
border
; a
margin
; a
brink
; an
extreme
verge.
●
Sharpness;
readiness
or
fitness
to
cut
;
keenness
;
intenseness
of desire.
●
The
border
or part
adjacent
to the
line
of
division
; the
beginning
or early part (of a
period
of time)
●
In Cricket:
A
shot
where the
ball
comes off
the
edge
of the
bat
, often unintentionally.
●
In Graph theory:
A
connected
pair
of
vertices
in a graph.
●
A level of
sexual
arousal
that is
maintained
just
short of
reaching
the
point of inevitability
, or climax.
●
In Computing:
The point of
data
production in an organization (the focus of
edge computing
),
as opposed to
the cloud.
●
In Mobile phones:
Acronym of Enhanced Data
rates
for GSM Evolution.
●
In Education & Scouting:
Explain,
demonstrate
,
guide
,
enable
; an
educating
method.
●
Notation for an
edge
rusher.
Verb
●
To
move
an
object
slowly
and
carefully
in a particular direction.
●
To
move slowly
and
carefully
in a particular direction.
●
To
win
by a small margin.
●
In Cricket:
To
hit
the
ball
with an
edge
of the
bat
,
causing
a
fine
deflection.
●
To
trim
the
margin
of a
lawn
where the
grass
meets
the
sidewalk
, usually with an
electric
or
gas-powered
lawn
edger.
●
To
furnish
with an
edge
; to
construct
an edging.
●
To
furnish
with an
edge
, as a
tool
or
weapon
; to sharpen.
●
To make
sharp
or
keen
; to
incite
; to
exasperate
; to
goad
; to
urge
or
egg
on.
●
To
delay
one's
orgasm
so as to
remain
almost
at the point of
orgasm
.
Name
●
A surname.
●
Microsoft Edge
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Origin
edge
English
egge
Middle English (1100-1500)
ecg
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
egg
Old Norse
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Advantage
Gain
Brink
Boundary
Lip
Margin
Rim
Line
Termination
Side
Related
Bottom
Corner
Top
Curve
Angle
Ground
Blade
Wall
Vertex
Underside
Tip
Point
Apex
Area
Arch
Image
Layer
End
Perimeter
Node
Cut
Cloud
Corners
Interface
Feature
Backside
Floor
Pixel
Plate
Zone
Contour
Position
Border
Object
Plane
Ball
Shape
Leg
Shoulder
Path
Arc
Beam
Inch
Texture
Frame
Roll
Region
Distance
Pick
Power
Slide
Wire
Screen
Wheel
Right Side
Opposite Side
More
Rhymes
Veg
Reg
Edge
Fedge
Wedge
Tedge
Sedge
Vedge
Ledge
Hedge
Kedge
Cledge
Pledge
Dredge
Allege
Fledge
Sledge
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