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present tense form of edge (3rd person singular).
plural of edge.

edges

Part of Speech:

All (5) Noun (2) Verb (3)

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border, outline n.
advantage n.
border, trim v.
defeat narrowly v.
sharpen v.

NOUN

border, outline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boundary brink corner end fringe line lip margin mouth outskirt peak perimeter point rim shore side threshold tip verge

STRONG

bend berm bound brim butt circumference contour crook crust curb extremity frame frontier hem hook ledge limb limit molding periphery portal ring skirt split strand term trimming turn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bottom center inside interior middle nadir

WEAK

block disadvantage surface

NOUN

advantage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dominance lead superiority

STRONG

allowance ascendancy bulge draw odds start vantage

WEAK

head start upper hand

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage

WEAK

block center inside interior middle surface

VERB

border, trim

Synonyms

STRONG

bind bound decorate fringe hem margin outline rim shape skirt surround verge

Antonyms

STRONG

allow free let go permit release unbind

WEAK

blunt center dull lose thicken wallop

VERB

defeat narrowly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

creep ease inch

STRONG

infiltrate sidle steal worm

WEAK

nose out slip by slip past squeeze by squeeze past

Antonyms

WEAK

blunt center dull lose thicken wallop

VERB

sharpen

Synonyms

STRONG

file grind hone polish sharpen strop whet

Antonyms

STRONG

blunt dull

WEAK

center lose thicken wallop

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edges

After about 30 minutes at 350 degrees, with a stir halfway through, the cabbage had softened into silky folds, with a little browning at the edges.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

For example, two points might be connected by a path containing just two edges, yet the sampled route could contain five.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Intelligence services in France and Belgium have described looting on the edges of legally approved protests as mainly opportunistic.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

UBS Group is weighing its ability to compete while based in Switzerland, its chief executive said, as the country edges closer to imposing tougher capital requirements on the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

I am thinking about the drawing of the boardinghouse, and of my window, and how there was light glowing from around the edges of my curtain.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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