edges
Where surfaces meet
Edges are the outermost boundaries or sharp borders of things—where a surface ends or two surfaces meet at an angle.
A knife's edge is its cutting line; a cliff's edge is where land drops away.
To edge is to move gradually: She edged toward the door.
Figuratively, edge suggests sharpness or advantage: a competitive edge, an edge in your voice.
On edge means tense or irritable.
To be on the edge of something is to be close to it: on the edge of bankruptcy.
Edgy describes something nervously tense or provocatively unconventional.
Line marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
threshold · brink · verge · margin · rim · perimeter · periphery · outskirts
Summary of key elements
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- profileSide-facing outline
- shapeExternal outline of something
- formShape or document
geometry · configuration · lineament · tracing · definition · delineation · border · frame
Flat cutting edge
- razorBlade for removing hair
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- whetstoneStone for sharpening blades
grindstone · sharpened · serrated · cutting · incisive · pointed · acute · trenchant
Flat cutting edge
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- sawPast of perceive
- razorBlade for removing hair
scalpel · cleaver · axe · chisel · shears · machete · sickle · incision
Corner points of shapes
- nodesPoints of connection
- connectionsRelationships between things
- linksThings that connect
- pathsCourses for travel
network · adjacency · weighted · directed · undirected · graph · tree · cycle
Outer parts of town
- marginsEdges of a page
- sidelinesField boundary lines
- fringesOuter edges or tassels
- outlyingDistant from center
remote · outer · flanks · horizon · hinterland · borderlands · liminal · marginal
Favorable position or circumstance
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- upper handPosition of control
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
competition · strategy · tactics · performance · victory · defeat · opponent · underdog
boundary
Line marking a limit
demarcation · threshold · brink · verge · margin · rim · perimeter · periphery · outskirts · fringe
outline
Summary of key elements
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- profileSide-facing outline
- shapeExternal outline of something
form · geometry · configuration · lineament · tracing · definition · delineation · border · frame · bevel
blade
Flat cutting edge
whetstone · grindstone · sharpened · serrated · cutting · incisive · pointed · acute · trenchant · piercing
blade
Flat cutting edge
razor · scalpel · cleaver · axe · chisel · shears · machete · sickle · incision · slice
vertices
Corner points of shapes
- nodesPoints of connection
- connectionsRelationships between things
- linksThings that connect
paths · network · adjacency · weighted · directed · undirected · graph · tree · cycle · connectivity
outskirts
Outer parts of town
outlying · remote · outer · flanks · horizon · hinterland · borderlands · liminal · marginal · peripheral
advantage
Favorable position or circumstance
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- upper handPosition of control
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
rivalry · competition · strategy · tactics · performance · victory · defeat · opponent · underdog · head start
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- skatingskating, ice skating, roller skating, figure skating, inline skating
- skiingskiing, ski, ski resort, ski slope, ski slopes
- game boardsgame board, squares, spaces, tiles, hex
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, limits
- container partslid, handle, bottom, side, sides
edgesdisadvantages
Unfavorable conditions or factors
drawbacks · handicaps · weaknesses · liabilities · hindrances
- on edgeTense and anxious
- get a word in edgewiseContribute to monopolized talk
- on the edgeIn precarious position
- cutting edgeMost advanced currently available
- take the edge offDiminish severity or sharpness
- rough edgesUnfinished imperfections needing polish
edge, edgy, edged, edging, edgeless, edgewise, edgeways, edger, edgers