edge
The boundary line of a surface.
Noun 4 meanings
The boundary line of a surface.
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.
“I have the edge on him.”
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.
“Speaking with a metallic edge to her voice.”
Verb 4 meanings
To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
“He edged the book across the table.”
To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
“He edged away from her.”
To win by a small margin.
To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
Etymology
From Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
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EDGE at a glance
EDGE has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (E 1 + D 2 + G 2 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,810 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with edge
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- EDGY9
- EUGE5
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