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Verb
S:
(v)
edge
,
inch
(advance slowly, as if by inches)
"He edged towards the car"
S:
(v)
border
,
edge
(provide with a border or edge)
"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
S:
(v)
border
,
adjoin
,
edge
,
abut
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march
,
butt
,
butt against
,
butt on
(lie adjacent to another or share a boundary)
"Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
S:
(v)
edge
(provide with an edge)
"edge a blade"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
edged
(having a specified kind of border or edge)
"a black-edged card"; "rough-edged leaves"; "dried sweat left salt-edged patches"
S:
(adj)
cutting
,
edged
,
stinging
((of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character)
"cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
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antonym
S:
(adj)
edged
(having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination)
"an edged knife"; "a two-edged sword"