edges

The word “edges” has 2 syllables: edg-es

It's pronounced as /ˈɛdʒɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for edges?

In the thesaurus, “edges” has 43 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for edges along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for edges

advantages
borders
boundaries
boundary
bounds
brink
brinks
circumferences
confines
corner
creep
cusps
dominance
ease
edgings
end
ends
fringe
fringes
grinds
inch
lead
line
lip
margin
margins
mouth
odds
outskirt
peak
perimeter
perimeters
point
rim
sharpens
shore
side
stones
superiority
threshold
tip
verge
verges

Antonyms for edges

blunts
bottom
center
centers
cores
disadvantages
drawbacks
dulls
handicaps
hearts
inside
interior
liabilities
middle
minuses
nadir
penalties
rounds
smoothes
smooths
strikes

Meanings of edges

noun
1. The boundary line of a surface.
2. 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.
3. An advantage.
4. 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.
5. A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
6. Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
7. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time).
8. A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
9. A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
10. In male masturbation, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax; see also edging.
verb
1. To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
2. To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
3. (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
4. To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
5. To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
6. To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
7. To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
8. To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
9. To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.

Example Sentences

She carefully trimmed the edges of the paper to make it fit into the frame.
The cat balanced precariously on the edges of the fence, surveying its surroundings.
The river's current eroded the edges of the rocks over time, shaping them into smooth forms.
As the storm approached, dark clouds gathered on the edges of the horizon.
He ran his fingers along the edges of the book, feeling the texture of the worn pages.

On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to edges, such as: advantages, blunts, borders, bottom, boundaries, boundary, bounds.

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