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edge

n. a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

margin

n. a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"

sharpness

n. the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"

superiority, favorable position

n. the quality of being a competitive advantage

bound, boundary

n. a line determining the limits of an area

age, pone, elder hand, eldest hand

n. the card player on the dealer's left

inch

v. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

fringe, marginal, fringy

adj. at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach"

blade

n. the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

razor

n. edge tool used in shaving

scalpel

n. a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery

point

n. sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"

threshold, verge, brink, frontier

n. a region marking a boundary

corner, turning point

n. the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"

junction

n. the place where two or more things come together

brim, rim, lip

n. the top edge of a vessel or other container

room

n. an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

apartment, flat

n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

lodging, housing

n. structures collectively in which people are housed

domination, mastery, supremacy

n. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

horizon, skyline, apparent horizon, sensible horizon, visible horizon

n. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

bound, edge, boundary

n. a line determining the limits of an area

sphere, sphere of influence

n. the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, welkin, celestial sphere, vault of heaven

n. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

shelf, ledge

n. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

horizon, skyline, apparent horizon, sensible horizon, visible horizon

n. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

edge, superiority, favorable position

n. the quality of being a competitive advantage

sphere, sphere of influence

n. the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, welkin, celestial sphere, vault of heaven

n. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

point, dot

n. a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"

mouse, creep, sneak, steal, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

slog, plod, footslog

v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

crawl, creep

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

drag, trail, drop behind, hang back, get behind

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

drag, scuff

v. walk without lifting the feet

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

edge up, edge in, push one's way in

v. push one's way into (a space)

circumferential, encircling, skirting

adj. being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting"

off-base

adj. located outside a military base; "off-base housing"

central

adj. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"; "central heating and air conditioning"

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