| 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" |
| margin | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. border, margin, perimeter | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary. |
| ~ lip | either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell. |
| ~ bound, boundary, edge | a line determining the limits of an area. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. margin | an amount beyond the minimum necessary.; "the margin of victory" |
| ~ amount | the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion.; "an adequate amount of food for four people" |
| ~ margin of error, margin of safety, safety margin | the margin required in order to insure safety.; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress" |
| ~ narrow margin, slimness, narrowness | a small margin.; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote" |
| n. (possession) | 3. margin, security deposit | the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities. |
| ~ down payment, deposit | a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later. |
| n. (possession) | 4. gross profit, gross profit margin, margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold. |
| ~ corporate finance | the financial activities of corporation. |
| ~ earnings, net income, net profit, profit, profits, lucre, net | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses). |
| n. (communication) | 5. margin | the blank space that surrounds the text on a page.; "he jotted a note in the margin" |
| ~ page | one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains. |
| ~ blank space, space, place | a blank area.; "write your name in the space provided" |
| n. (attribute) | 6. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance | a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits. |
| ~ discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.; "a growing divergence of opinion" |
| rim | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. rim | the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object. |
| ~ round shape | a shape that is curved and without sharp angles. |
| ~ bound, boundary, edge | a line determining the limits of an area. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. rim | (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended.; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off" |
| ~ basketball, basketball game, hoops | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop. |
| ~ hoop, ring | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling.; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. rim | the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached. |
| ~ felloe, felly | rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted. |
| ~ hoop, ring | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling.; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" |
| ~ wheel | a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines). |
| n. (artifact) | 4. flange, rim | a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object. |
| ~ projection | any structure that branches out from a central support. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. brim, lip, rim | the top edge of a vessel or other container. |
| ~ shoe collar, collar | the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot. |
| ~ edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.; "he rounded the edges of the box" |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| v. (stative) | 6. rim | run around the rim of.; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate" |
| ~ beard | go along the rim, like a beard around the chin.; "Houses bearded the top of the heights" |
| ~ line, run along | be in line with; form a line along.; "trees line the riverbank" |
| v. (possession) | 7. rim | furnish with a rim.; "rim a hat" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (motion) | 8. rim | roll around the rim of.; "the ball rimmed the basket" |
| ~ roll, turn over | move by turning over or rotating.; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" |
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