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Antonyms for edges
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ej |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛdʒ |
Definition of edges
Origin :- late 13c., "to give an edge to" (implied in past participle egged), from edge (n.). Meaning "to move edgeways (with the edge toward the spectator), advance slowly" is from 1620s, originally nautical. Meaning "to defeat by a narrow margin" is from 1953. The meaning "urge on, incite" (16c.) often must be a mistake for egg (v.). Related: Edged; edging.
- noun border, outline
- noun advantage
- verb border, trim
- verb defeat narrowly
- verb sharpen
- Harriett noticed pale, blurred lines on the edges of her lips.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- The edges and corners of the box were carved with most wonderful skill.
- Extract from : « The Paradise of Children » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Close and crimp the edges nicely, and fry the rissoles in butter.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Notch the edges handsomely, and put a paste flower in the centre.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- The edges of paste should always be notched before it goes into the oven.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Prick them with a fork, and crimp or scollop the edges neatly.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Should the edges of the cheese project, they must be pared off.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Yet you see he but touches upon the edges of matrimony neither.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The edges of the gables rose, not in a slope, but in a succession of notches, like stairs.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- The mass began breaking, out on the edges I could see men starting to run.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
Synonyms for edges
- allowance
- ascendancy
- bend
- berm
- bind
- bound
- boundary
- brim
- brink
- bulge
- butt
- circumference
- contour
- corner
- creep
- crook
- crust
- curb
- decorate
- dominance
- draw
- ease
- end
- extremity
- file
- frame
- fringe
- frontier
- grind
- handicap
- head start
- hem
- hone
- hook
- inch
- infiltrate
- lead
- ledge
- limb
- limit
- line
- lip
- margin
- molding
- mouth
- nose out
- odds
- outline
- outskirt
- peak
- perimeter
- periphery
- point
- polish
- portal
- rim
- ring
- shape
- sharpen
- shore
- side
- sidle
- skirt
- slip by
- slip past
- split
- squeeze by
- squeeze past
- start
- steal
- strand
- strop
- superiority
- surround
- term
- threshold
- tip
- trimming
- turn
- upper hand
- vantage
- verge
- whet
- worm
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