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

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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

October’s net job creation reaches 165,000, well above expectations, while unemployment edges lower to 4.1% from 4.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Joe Middleton, site manager for the Woodland Trust, said he had seen commercial mushroom pickers "wiping out everything on the path edges they can find".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The earliest pages in Lee Him’s file, yellowed with age and ragged at the edges, date to 1908.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Its rounded shape is an important clue because weapons tipped with flint or stone generally produce openings with flatter or more angular edges.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

He edges closer so we won’t be heard.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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