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The correct spelling is edges.
How to pronounce edges
/ˈɛdʒɪz/
nounIPA: /ˈɛdʒɪz/
Say it like: Ejs
The correct spelling is edges. The boundary line of a surface. For example: "I have the edge on him."
Usage Examples
“I have the edge on him.”
“He is standing on the edge of a precipice.”
“in the edge of evening”
Meanings
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.
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.
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