| edge | | |
| n. (location) | 1. border, edge | the boundary of a surface. |
| ~ boundary, bounds, bound | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. |
| ~ brink | the edge of a steep place. |
| ~ limb | (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet. |
| n. (shape) | 2. bound, boundary, edge | a line determining the limits of an area. |
| ~ line | a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. |
| ~ rim | the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object. |
| ~ margin, perimeter, border | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary. |
| ~ fringe, outer boundary, periphery | the outside boundary or surface of something. |
| ~ brink, verge, threshold | a region marking a boundary. |
| ~ upper bound | (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set. |
| ~ lower bound | (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set. |
| ~ thalweg | the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.; "he rounded the edges of the box" |
| ~ bevel, chamfer, cant | two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees. |
| ~ bezel | a sloping edge on a cutting tool. |
| ~ brim, lip, rim | the top edge of a vessel or other container. |
| ~ curb, curbing, kerb | an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter). |
| ~ deckle, deckle edge | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper. |
| ~ featheredge | a thin tapering edge. |
| ~ groin | a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults. |
| ~ knife edge, cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife. |
| ~ leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil. |
| ~ milling | corrugated edge of a coin. |
| ~ razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor. |
| ~ side | an extended outer surface of an object.; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" |
| ~ trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. edge, sharpness | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice.; "his voice had an edge to it" |
| ~ urgency | pressing importance requiring speedy action.; "the urgency of his need" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. edge | a slight competitive advantage.; "he had an edge on the competition" |
| ~ favorable position, favourable position, superiority | the quality of being at a competitive advantage. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something.; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" |
| ~ border | a strip forming the outer edge of something.; "the rug had a wide blue border" |
| ~ hem | the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down.; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket" |
| ~ luff | (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast. |
| ~ moulding, molding, border | a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge. |
| ~ selvage, selvedge | the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray. |
| ~ berm, shoulder | a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road.; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" |
| ~ roadside, wayside | edge of a way or road or path.; "flowers along the wayside" |
| ~ demarcation, demarcation line, limit | the boundary of a specific area. |
| v. (motion) | 7. edge, inch | advance slowly, as if by inches.; "He edged towards the car" |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| v. (possession) | 8. border, edge | provide with a border or edge.; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (contact) | 9. abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" |
| ~ adjoin, contact, touch, meet | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| ~ neighbor, neighbour | be located near or adjacent to.; "Pakistan neighbors India" |
| v. (contact) | 10. edge | provide with an edge.; "edge a blade" |
| ~ sharpen | make sharp or sharper.; "sharpen the knives" |
| side | | |
| n. (location) | 1. side | a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location.; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side" |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| ~ bedside | space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person).; "the doctor stood at her bedside" |
| ~ blind side | the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed. |
| ~ dockside | the region adjacent to a boat dock. |
| ~ east side | the side that is on the east. |
| ~ hand | a position given by its location to the side of an object.; "objections were voiced on every hand" |
| ~ north side | the side that is on the north. |
| ~ shipside | the part of a wharf that is next to a ship. |
| ~ south side | the side that is on the south. |
| ~ west side | the side that is on the west. |
| n. (group) | 2. side | one of two or more contesting groups.; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ war, warfare | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy.; "thousands of people were killed in the war" |
| ~ political science, politics, government | the study of government of states and other political units. |
| ~ social unit, unit | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group.; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" |
| n. (body) | 3. side | either the left or right half of a body.; "he had a pain in his side" |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ region, area | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.; "in the abdominal region" |
| ~ torso, trunk, body | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| n. (location) | 4. face, side | a surface forming part of the outside of an object.; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" |
| ~ beam-ends | (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel.; "on her beam-ends" |
| ~ bottom, underside, undersurface | the lower side of anything. |
| ~ forepart, front, front end | the side that is forward or prominent. |
| ~ lee side, leeward, lee | the side of something that is sheltered from the wind. |
| ~ windward | the side of something that is toward the wind. |
| ~ back end, backside, rear | the side of an object that is opposite its front.; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" |
| ~ surface | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object.; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" |
| ~ top side, upper side, upside, top | the highest or uppermost side of anything.; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. side | an extended outer surface of an object.; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" |
| ~ beam | the broad side of a ship.; "they sighted land on the port beam" |
| ~ broadside | the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern.; "the ship was broadside to the dock" |
| ~ edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.; "he rounded the edges of the box" |
| ~ front | the side that is seen or that goes first. |
| ~ larboard, port | the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose. |
| ~ nearside | the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb. |
| ~ obverse | the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design. |
| ~ back, rear | the side that goes last or is not normally seen.; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" |
| ~ verso, reverse | the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design. |
| ~ sidewall | the side of an automobile tire.; "the car had white sidewalls" |
| ~ soffit | the underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.). |
| ~ starboard | the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose. |
| ~ surface | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary.; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" |
| ~ upper surface | the side that is uppermost. |
| n. (cognition) | 6. side | an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect).; "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side" |
| ~ aspect, facet | a distinct feature or element in a problem.; "he studied every facet of the question" |
| ~ downside | a negative aspect of something that is generally positive.; "there is a downside even to motherhood" |
| ~ hand | one of two sides of an issue.; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." |
| n. (location) | 7. side | a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure.; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side" |
| ~ line | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent. |
| n. (group) | 8. side | a family line of descent.; "he gets his brains from his father's side" |
| ~ ancestry, blood line, bloodline, lineage, pedigree, line of descent, stemma, parentage, blood, descent, origin, stock, line | the descendants of one individual.; "his entire lineage has been warriors" |
| n. (food) | 9. side, side of meat | a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food. |
| ~ cut of meat, cut | a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass. |
| ~ side of beef | dressed half of a beef carcass. |
| ~ side of pork | dressed half of a hog carcass. |
| n. (communication) | 10. position, side | an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute.; "there are two sides to every question" |
| ~ opinion, view | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
| n. (object) | 11. incline, side, slope | an elevated geological formation.; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" |
| ~ acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, rise | an upward slope or grade (as in a road).; "the car couldn't make it up the rise" |
| ~ bank | sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water).; "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents" |
| ~ camber, cant, bank | a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force. |
| ~ canyonside | the steeply sloping side of a canyon. |
| ~ coast | a slope down which sleds may coast.; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course" |
| ~ declivity, downslope, declination, declension, decline, fall, descent | a downward slope or bend. |
| ~ escarpment, scarp | a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion. |
| ~ geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
| ~ hillside | the side or slope of a hill. |
| ~ mountainside, versant | the side or slope of a mountain.; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" |
| ~ natural elevation, elevation | a raised or elevated geological formation. |
| ~ piedmont | a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land. |
| ~ ski slope | a snow-covered slope for skiing. |
| n. (event) | 12. english, side | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ spin | a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile). |
| v. (competition) | 13. side | take sides for or against.; "Who are you widing with?"; "I'm siding against the current candidate" |
| ~ array, align | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking. |
| ~ root for, pull | take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" |
| adj. | 14. side | located on a side.; "side fences"; "the side porch" |
| ~ broadside | toward a full side.; "a broadside attack" |
| ~ lateral, sidelong | situated at or extending to the side.; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs" |
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