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

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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

As an exoplanet passes in front of its star, some starlight travels through the outer edges of its atmosphere before reaching the telescope.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Over the course of four minutes, the robot fumbled with the towel’s floppy and unwieldy shape as it slowly smoothed out the fabric, located the corners and lined up the edges.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

I want onions slumped and browned at the edges.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Their luminous, pale surfaces are covered in geometric markings that could be a lost version of cuneiform, and the objects’ irregular edges bring to mind a puzzle long ago disassembled and dispersed to far-flung locales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Mama looks at Baba, and the edges of her lips turn up ever so slightly.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

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