gamble

Antonyms: Noun

Antonyms: Verb

acerbity acidity acidness acridity acridness acrimoniousness acrimony acuteness asperity bite bitterness harshness keenness poignance poignancy pungency roughness sharpness tartness

Examples

Noun

//They peered over the edge of the roof.
//The fabric was frayed at the edge.
//He made us all nervous by standing so close to the edge of the cliff.
//She sat on the edge of the counter, swinging her legs.
//the edge of an ax
//His voice had a sarcastic edge.
//These amendments will blunt the edge of the legislation.

Verb

//Edge the sleeve with lace.
//She edged away from him.
//Gasoline prices have been edging upward.
//I edged my chair closer to the table.

First Known Use

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English egge, going back to Old English ecg "cutting side of a blade, border," going back to Germanic *agjō "cutting side of a blade" (whence also Old Frisian eg "cutting side of a blade, sword," Old Saxon eggia, Old High German egga, ekka "cutting side of a blade, border, point, corner," Old Norse egg "cutting side of a blade"), feminine noun derivative from Indo-European *h₂eḱ- "sharp, pointed," whence also Latin aciēs "sharp part of a weapon"

NOTE: The base *h₂eḱ- "sharp, pointed" was productive of a

his hard edge

incisive or penetrating quality //writing with a satirical edge

a noticeably harsh or sharp quality //her voice had an edge to it

a secondary but distinct quality //rock music with a bluesy edge

keenness or intensity of desire or enjoyment //lost my competitive edge

the line where an object or area begins or ends border //on the edge of a plain

the narrow part adjacent to a border //the edge of the deck

a point near the beginning or the end

especially brink, verge //on the edge of disaster

the threshold of danger or ruin //living on the edge

a favorable margin advantage //has an edge on the competition

a line or line segment that is the intersection of two plane faces (as of a pyramid) or of two planes

on edge
anxious, nervous

verb

edged; edging

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to give an edge to
to be on an edge of //trees edging the lake
to move or force gradually //edged him off the road
to incline (a ski) sideways so that one edge cuts into the snow
to defeat by a small margin —often used with out //edged out her opponent
intransitive verb
to advance by short moves

Other Words

Noun

edgeless adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

Antonyms: Noun

Antonyms: Verb

acerbity acidity acidness acridity acridness acrimoniousness acrimony acuteness asperity bite bitterness harshness keenness poignance poignancy pungency roughness sharpness tartness

Examples

Noun

//They peered over the edge of the roof.
//The fabric was frayed at the edge.
//He made us all nervous by standing so close to the edge of the cliff.
//She sat on the edge of the counter, swinging her legs.
//the edge of an ax
//His voice had a sarcastic edge.
//These amendments will blunt the edge of the legislation.

Verb

//Edge the sleeve with lace.
//She edged away from him.
//Gasoline prices have been edging upward.
//I edged my chair closer to the table.

First Known Use

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

History and Etymology

Noun

NOTE: The base *h₂eḱ- "sharp, pointed" was productive of a

his hard edge

incisive or penetrating quality //writing with a satirical edge

a noticeably harsh or sharp quality //her voice had an edge to it

a secondary but distinct quality //rock music with a bluesy edge

keenness or intensity of desire or enjoyment //lost my competitive edge

the line where an object or area begins or ends border //on the edge of a plain

the narrow part adjacent to a border //the edge of the deck

a point near the beginning or the end

especially brink, verge //on the edge of disaster

the threshold of danger or ruin //living on the edge

a favorable margin advantage //has an edge on the competition

a line or line segment that is the intersection of two plane faces (as of a pyramid) or of two planes

on edge
anxious, nervous

verb

edged; edging

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to give an edge to
to be on an edge of //trees edging the lake
to move or force gradually //edged him off the road
to incline (a ski) sideways so that one edge cuts into the snow
to defeat by a small margin —often used with out //edged out her opponent
intransitive verb
to advance by short moves

Other Words

Noun

edgeless adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

Antonyms: Noun

Antonyms: Verb

acerbity acidity acidness acridity acridness acrimoniousness acrimony acuteness asperity bite bitterness harshness keenness poignance poignancy pungency roughness sharpness tartness

Examples

Noun

//They peered over the edge of the roof.
//The fabric was frayed at the edge.
//He made us all nervous by standing so close to the edge of the cliff.
//She sat on the edge of the counter, swinging her legs.
//the edge of an ax
//His voice had a sarcastic edge.
//These amendments will blunt the edge of the legislation.

Verb

//Edge the sleeve with lace.
//She edged away from him.
//Gasoline prices have been edging upward.
//I edged my chair closer to the table.

First Known Use

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

History and Etymology

Noun

NOTE: The base *h₂eḱ- "sharp, pointed" was productive of a

his hard edge

incisive or penetrating quality //writing with a satirical edge

a noticeably harsh or sharp quality //her voice had an edge to it

a secondary but distinct quality //rock music with a bluesy edge

keenness or intensity of desire or enjoyment //lost my competitive edge

the line where an object or area begins or ends border //on the edge of a plain

the narrow part adjacent to a border //the edge of the deck

a point near the beginning or the end

especially brink, verge //on the edge of disaster

the threshold of danger or ruin //living on the edge

a favorable margin advantage //has an edge on the competition

a line or line segment that is the intersection of two plane faces (as of a pyramid) or of two planes

on edge
anxious, nervous

verb

edged; edging

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to give an edge to
to be on an edge of //trees edging the lake
to move or force gradually //edged him off the road
to incline (a ski) sideways so that one edge cuts into the snow
to defeat by a small margin —often used with out //edged out her opponent
intransitive verb
to advance by short moves

Other Words

Noun

edgeless adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

Antonyms: Noun

Antonyms: Verb

acerbity acidity acidness acridity acridness acrimoniousness acrimony acuteness asperity bite bitterness harshness keenness poignance poignancy pungency roughness sharpness tartness

Examples

Noun

//They peered over the edge of the roof.
//The fabric was frayed at the edge.
//He made us all nervous by standing so close to the edge of the cliff.
//She sat on the edge of the counter, swinging her legs.
//the edge of an ax
//His voice had a sarcastic edge.
//These amendments will blunt the edge of the legislation.

Verb

//Edge the sleeve with lace.
//She edged away from him.
//Gasoline prices have been edging upward.
//I edged my chair closer to the table.

First Known Use

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

History and Etymology

Noun

NOTE: The base *h₂eḱ- "sharp, pointed" was productive of a

his hard edge

incisive or penetrating quality //writing with a satirical edge

a noticeably harsh or sharp quality //her voice had an edge to it

a secondary but distinct quality //rock music with a bluesy edge

keenness or intensity of desire or enjoyment //lost my competitive edge

the line where an object or area begins or ends border //on the edge of a plain

the narrow part adjacent to a border //the edge of the deck

a point near the beginning or the end

especially brink, verge //on the edge of disaster

the threshold of danger or ruin //living on the edge

a favorable margin advantage //has an edge on the competition

a line or line segment that is the intersection of two plane faces (as of a pyramid) or of two planes

on edge
anxious, nervous

verb

edged; edging

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to give an edge to
to be on an edge of //trees edging the lake
to move or force gradually //edged him off the road
to incline (a ski) sideways so that one edge cuts into the snow
to defeat by a small margin —often used with out //edged out her opponent
intransitive verb
to advance by short moves

Other Words

Noun

edgeless adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

Antonyms: Noun

Antonyms: Verb

acerbity acidity acidness acridity acridness acrimoniousness acrimony acuteness asperity bite bitterness harshness keenness poignance poignancy pungency roughness sharpness tartness

Examples

Noun

//They peered over the edge of the roof.
//The fabric was frayed at the edge.
//He made us all nervous by standing so close to the edge of the cliff.
//She sat on the edge of the counter, swinging her legs.
//the edge of an ax
//His voice had a sarcastic edge.
//These amendments will blunt the edge of the legislation.

Verb

//Edge the sleeve with lace.
//She edged away from him.
//Gasoline prices have been edging upward.
//I edged my chair closer to the table.

First Known Use

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

History and Etymology

Noun

NOTE: The base *h₂eḱ- "sharp, pointed" was productive of a

his hard edge

incisive or penetrating quality //writing with a satirical edge

a noticeably harsh or sharp quality //her voice had an edge to it

a secondary but distinct quality //rock music with a bluesy edge

keenness or intensity of desire or enjoyment //lost my competitive edge

the line where an object or area begins or ends border //on the edge of a plain

the narrow part adjacent to a border //the edge of the deck

a point near the beginning or the end

especially brink, verge //on the edge of disaster

the threshold of danger or ruin //living on the edge

a favorable margin advantage //has an edge on the competition

a line or line segment that is the intersection of two plane faces (as of a pyramid) or of two planes

on edge
anxious, nervous

verb

edged; edging

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to give an edge to
to be on an edge of //trees edging the lake
to move or force gradually //edged him off the road
to incline (a ski) sideways so that one edge cuts into the snow
to defeat by a small margin —often used with out //edged out her opponent
intransitive verb
to advance by short moves

Other Words

Noun

edgeless adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

Antonyms: Noun

Antonyms: Verb