Angular and Edge

adjective

• Measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle.
  • usage: "angular momentum"
• Having angles or an angular shape.
  • synonyms: angulate

• (n.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
• (a.) Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.
• (a.) Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female.
• (a.) Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.

noun

• The boundary of a surface.
  • synonyms: border
• A line determining the limits of an area.
  • synonyms: boundary, bound
• A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.
  • usage: "he rounded the edges of the box"
• The attribute of urgency in tone of voice.
  • usage: "his voice had an edge to it"
  • synonyms: sharpness
• A slight competitive advantage.
  • usage: "he had an edge on the competition"
• The outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something.
  • usage: "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"

verb

• Advance slowly, as if by inches.
  • usage: "He edged towards the car"
  • synonyms: inch
• Provide with a border or edge.
  • usage: "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
  • synonyms: border
• Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.
  • usage: "Canada adjoins the U. S."; "England marches with Scotland"
  • synonyms: border, adjoin, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
• Provide with an edge.
  • usage: "edge a blade"

• (v.t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
• (v.t.) Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
• (v.t.) To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.
• (v.t.) To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.
• (v.t.) To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
• (v.t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does or wounds deeply, etc.
• (v.t.) To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.
• (v.t.) The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.
• (v.t.) Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
• (v.i.) To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.
• (v.i.) To sail close to the wind.