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edges
We have found lemma(root) word of edges : edge.
Definitions
[ɛdʒ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the outside limit of an object, area, or surface
(e.g: a willow tree at the water's edge)
- the sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon
(e.g: a knife with a razor-sharp edge)
- a quality or factor which gives superiority over close rivals
(e.g: his cars have the edge over his rivals')
Phrases:
- on edge
- on the edge of one's seat
- over the edge
- set someone's teeth on edge
- take the edge off
Origin
:
Old English ecg ‘sharpened side of a blade’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch egge and German Ecke, also to Old Norse eggja (see egg), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin acies ‘edge’ and Greek akis ‘point’
[ɛdʒ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- provide with a border or edge
(e.g: the pool is edged with paving)
- move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction
(e.g: she tried to edge away from him)
- give an intense or sharp quality to
(e.g: desperation edged her voice)
- strike (the ball) with the edge of the bat; strike a ball delivered by (the bowler) with the edge of the bat
(e.g: he edged a ball into his pad)
- ski with one's weight on the edges of one's skis
(e.g: you will be edging early, controlling a parallel turn)
Phrases:
- on edge
- on the edge of one's seat
- over the edge
- set someone's teeth on edge
- take the edge off
Origin
:
Old English ecg ‘sharpened side of a blade’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch egge and German Ecke, also to Old Norse eggja (see egg), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin acies ‘edge’ and Greek akis ‘point’
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