Edges
/ˈɛdʒɪz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Edges
noun
- 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.
- A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
"He is standing on the edge of a precipice."
verb
- 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."
- (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
- 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.
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advantagegainlineboundarybrinklipmarginrim